Posts By: Valery Vue
Vanessa Rodriguez Joins College Futures Foundation as Administrative Assistant
College Futures Foundation welcomes Vanessa Rodriguez as administrative assistant. In this role, Ms. Rodriguez will work closely with the College Futures project manager and provide administrative support for the Foundation’s program, policy, and communications teams. Her work will include cross-departmental information sharing and Read more >
New compacts, historic funding levels: May Revise Budget steers California higher education toward unification
Governor Newsom’s May revise budget, built upon California’s $97.5 billion budget surplus, marks a historic commitment to funding California’s public higher education segments. While the 5% annual base general fund increase for five years to the University of California, California State University, and Read more >
Leaders Driving Change: Dr. Luke Wood, San Diego State University
Creating a Diverse, Inclusive Campus Culture for Students and Faculty As vice president of student affairs and campus diversity at San Diego State University (SDSU) and distinguished professor of education, Dr. Luke Wood challenges the idea that a rising tide lifts all Read more >
Michael Castens Joins College Futures as Grants Associate
We are pleased to announce that Michael Castens has joined College Futures Foundation’s team. As grants associate, Castens works directly with the grants manager to maintain and optimize grantmaking process and procedures, data systems, legal compliance, and overall quality control. He also works Read more >
Imagining the Equitable Higher Education System for California’s Future
New report from IFTF highlights actions and partnerships for regions to drive educational and economic opportunity The Golden State boasts the fifth-largest economy in the world—one that is distinguished by innovation, a vibrantly diverse population of dreamers and doers, and a world-famous higher Read more >
Leaders Driving Change: Dr. Tenisha James, Norco College
Centering equity and student voice to improve success for all students Watch the video and keep reading below to learn more about Dr. Tenisha James At Norco College, students are getting tailored support through the onboarding process to reach their academic and career Read more >
Access to Proper Nutrition Equals College Success: Making CalFresh Work For Students
Often overlooked, issues of chronic hunger and food insecurity have become a persistent challenge across colleges and universities nationally. In California, where one in three postsecondary students experiences food insecurity, the challenge is even more acute because of the high cost of living. Read more >
Expanding horizons of opportunity: College Futures’ student-centering priorities for 2022
Colleagues and Friends, The last two years of the COVID crisis and necessary reckoning on racial injustice have heightened widespread understanding of the systemic barriers too many college students face. And while it is true that we have seen steep drops in community Read more >
Leaders Driving Change: Long Beach City College’s Cultural Curriculum Audit Team
Increasing equity and student success through a campus-wide curriculum revamp Watch the video and keep reading below to learn more about Long Beach City College’s Cultural Curriculum Audit Team When a group of faculty at Long Beach City College saw their school Read more >
Message from the Board Chair
Announcing Monica Lozano’s Departure and the Search for the Next CEO of College Futures The past few years have brought about profound changes in California’s education and workforce landscapes. In my role on the board of College Futures Foundation—and now as the board Read more >