Announcements & President’s Message
Working Together to Spur System Changes for Student Success: A Powerful Philanthropic Partnership
A college degree is a game changer, setting graduates up for a lifetime of benefits that will extend to future generations and throughout their communities. Especially for low-income families and communities of color—the majority of California’s population—success in college significantly improves socioeconomic Read more >
James Irvine Foundation Contributes Initial $5 Million to New Funding Partnership with College Futures
College Futures Foundation and The James Irvine Foundation have formed a new partnership to leverage funding that will create greater educational opportunities for California’s diverse students. The James Irvine Foundation plans to make an initial contribution of $5 million to deepen College Futures’ Read more >
Governor Appoints College Futures Board Member, Grantee Partner to Top Roles
College Futures Foundation congratulates Dr. Lande Ajose, our longtime grantee partner, on her appointment as Governor Newsom’s Senior Advisor on Higher Education, and Lenny Mendonça, our board member and thought partner, on his appointment as Chief Economic and Business Advisor and Director Read more >
Announcing Our New Strategy Framework
Dear friends, I have lived and worked most of my life in the great state of California, yet I am consistently amazed by the opportunities and challenges inherent in living in such a large, wonderfully diverse, and multi-layered place. As I approach Read more >
Bold Leadership Working for Community College Students
Today, the vast majority of California’s public school students are from low-income families or from populations historically underrepresented in higher education—including Latinos and African Americans. These students are the face of California’s future. However, these students face significant barriers in their pathway Read more >
Report Webinar on Securing the Public Trust: Practical Steps toward Higher Education Finance Reform in California
All California students deserve the opportunity to get a high-quality four-year college education. But that promise is being broken every day because California’s system for financing its public universities is not working on behalf of students. Learn more about the College Futures Foundation Read more >
Why We Need Higher Education Finance Reform for Our Students, Institutions, and State
California’s economic health and civil society are being imperiled by an outdated and increasingly dysfunctional approach to paying for its public university systems—the California State University and the University of California. Without change, each year many more qualified and motivated California students will Read more >
A Letter from Our Board Chair on CEO’s Retirement
Update March 15, 2017: For more information about the search for the next President and CEO of College Futures Foundation, visit our Job Opportunities page. Dear friends and colleagues, Julia Lopez, our President & CEO of College Futures Foundation, has decided Read more >
Announcing My Retirement: A Letter from College Futures CEO Julia Lopez
After eight wonderful, stimulating, and professionally very satisfying years as President & CEO of College Futures Foundation (previously known as College Access Foundation of California), I will be retiring effective June 30, 2017. This was a difficult decision because I feel so engaged Read more >
Our Low-income Scholars’ 6-year Grad Rates Rival General UC & CSU Student Populations
Student Data Analysis Highlights AY2015-2016 Over the past 10 years, College Futures Foundation—formerly called College Access Foundation of California—has provided $100 million in scholarships to more than 20,000 low-income students across the state. Since 2008, we have collected data related to our Read more >
