Posts By: Amanda Ufheil-Somers
This Challenging Time is the Right Time to Innovate in Higher Education
A new business model for higher education is inevitable. Let’s take advantage of this moment to transform our system for the better—for sustainability, equity, and student success. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended colleges and universities across the country, but this crisis may also Read more >
Improving the Pathway to the BA: An Examination of the Associate Degree for Transfer (2020)
California Community Colleges (CCCs) provide a critical entry point to higher education for millions of students across the state—many intending to go on to earn four-year degrees through a transfer to California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC). This is especially true for low-income and Read more >
New Report on Associate Degree for Transfer Shows Promising Results, Ways to Improve
Community College students earning the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT), a program that aligns transfer requirements across California Community Colleges and California State University, are achieving their bachelor’s degrees at higher rates, and in fewer semesters, than other transfer students. This is one Read more >
Our Future Workforce Depends on Educational Equity – Forbes
When businesses show up on campuses to offer internships or speak at career day events, the impact is limited to a few jobs. To develop a pipeline of skilled workers and an economy that fosters growth, they need to support broader, deeper changes Read more >
Grantee Perception Report (2020)
College Futures Foundation works to ensure that more students who reflect California’s diversity complete a B.A. and access the opportunity for a better life. Realizing this future for our students is a collective project—one in which we rely on deep partnership with our Read more >
Sharing Feedback from Our 2020 Grantee Perception Report
College Futures Foundation works to ensure that more students who reflect California’s diversity complete a B.A. and access the opportunity for a better life. Realizing this future for our students is a collective project—one in which we rely on deep partnership with our Read more >
Report: Expanding CSU Enrollment Capacity Critical to State’s Economic Recovery
In awarding about half of the state’s baccalaureate degrees each year, the California State University system is vital for fueling economic growth and social mobility. But capacity constraints are forcing CSU to turn away thousands of students and could threaten California’s ability to Read more >
New Report: Expanding CSU Capacity Critical to State’s Economic Recovery
In awarding about half of the state’s baccalaureate degrees each year, the California State University system is vital for fueling economic growth and social mobility. But capacity constraints are forcing CSU to turn away thousands of students and could threaten California’s ability to Read more >
New Reports: Compound Crises Push Community Colleges Toward Rapid Innovation & Action
California’s community colleges are fundamentally transforming their operations and outlook as they navigate the compounding impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic collapse, and national reckoning with systemic racism. Two new reports show that the disruptions forced schools to adapt at an unprecedented pace Read more >
Statewide Survey: 80% of CA Students Forced to Change College Plans
Increased financial hardships and family responsibilities and the shift to online classes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are creating anxiety and uncertainty for California college students as they try to make education plans for this fall. More than 80% of current students have Read more >