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From 2016 to 2023, College Futures Foundation (Col

From 2016 to 2023, College Futures Foundation (College Futures) supported intersegmental transfer partnerships between California State University (CSU) campuses and California community colleges in their regions. The goal was to increase the number of students transferring from community colleges and completing bachelor’s degrees at the CSU. Recently, College Futures partnered with Education Insights Center (EdInsights) to engage five of these intersegmental transfer partnerships in a retrospective learning project to understand what it takes to develop strong and sustainable partnerships between segments critical to enabling smooth transfer for students.

"Intersegmental partnerships that place learners' needs and aspirations at the center in solving long-standing challenges like inequitable transfer are critical for building effective and equitable postsecondary education systems," says Elizabeth González, chief program and strategy officer at College Futures Foundation. “Learner-centered innovations remain top of mind as we live into our new strategy focused on attainment for economic mobility.”

Download the Transfer Partnerships Report from Education Insights Center: https://edinsightscenter.org/collegetransferpartnerships/.

Be part of a team who is passionate about creating

Be part of a team who is passionate about creating an equitable postsecondary education system. We're currently hiring for a part-time staff accountant. Check out the job description to learn more about the position and how to apply. https://collegefutures.org/about/job-opportunities/

Tune in to "Let's Hear It," a podcast about social

Tune in to "Let's Hear It," a podcast about social change communications, to hear host Eric Brown and College Futures Foundation President & CEO Eloy Ortiz Oakley discuss the challenges of elitism in higher education and the role philanthropy can play in ensuring a more equitable postsecondary system.

"The way we are approaching it at College Futures is understanding our role and where we can have impact. And where we think we can have impact is how we think about changing the narrative about what postsecondary education should be all about. How we change the perception about value. For example, we recently published a report called Golden Opportunities, which measure the return on investment on all 292 Title IV eligible institutions in California. It shows...community colleges and regional four years like the California State University campuses do a great job in returning on investment for learners and their families," says Eloy Ortiz Oakley. "Highlighting leaders doing the heavy lift on the ground, moving the needle in terms of change in perspective at their campus. Highlighting not only attaining a degree or credential but ensuring that degree and credential connects to economic mobility. That it actually lifts those learners. That we're doing what we need to connect learners to good-paying jobs."

Listen to the full conversation at https://www.letshearitcast.com/eloy/.