Posts By: Valery Vue
Enhancing Holistic Student Supports in California Community Colleges Through Technology and Storytelling
In 2019, College Futures Foundation began working with Phase Two Advisory and The Ada Center to launch a community of practice focused on redesigning student supports that promote student success and holistic wellbeing. Over the course of this partnership, Phase Two Advisory and Read more >
Inanna Hazel Joins College Futures Foundation as Director of Finance and Administration
A warm welcome to Inanna Hazel, who joined our team in May 2024 as director of finance and administration. Under this role, Inanna is responsible for all finance, accounting, and reporting activities. Additionally, in partnership with the COO, Inanna is responsible for oversight Read more >
Eloy Ortiz Oakley on the 2024-25 California Budget
Eloy Ortiz Oakley provides commentary on the 2024-25 California Governor’s budget. Read more >
Eloy Ortiz Oakley on the 2024-25 California May Revision Budget
“Overall, a multi-year approach to these budget challenges is the right one given the volatility of revenues but let’s be clear – this will mean very difficult decisions both in one-time and ongoing reductions.” — Eloy Ortiz Oakley Read more >
Partnering for Impact: Propelling the Movement for an Equitable Higher Education System
In 2020, College Futures Foundation launched a Policy and Advocacy Ecosystem (Policy Ecosystem) strategy intended to strengthen an ecosystem of grantee organizations working to improve equity in California’s higher education system and foster valuable connections among these organizations. Over the course of four Read more >
Collaboration, Not Competition: Shifting Philanthropic Approaches to Movement Building for Equity
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing inequities and brought about monumental new challenges for California’s students and educational institutions. In May 2020, College Futures Foundation virtually convened a group of nine grantee organizations seeking space to make sense of the pandemic’s early impact on postsecondary students and systems. Over the following months, as the pandemic deepened inequities in students’ lives and reinforced the need for responsive policy intervention, the Foundation reconsidered how its state policy-focused grantmaking strategy could serve as a vehicle to support movement-building in higher education in California. Read more >
Supporting Student Success Together
In 2021, in response to the long-standing high rates of college student basic needs insecurity that were exacerbated by the pandemic, College Futures Foundation funded 5 community-based organizations (CBOs) – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire, Rise Student Navigator Network, OneFuture Coachella Valley, Braven, and United Way Bay Area – partnering with California higher education institutions to provide holistic student supports. College Futures then engaged Education Northwest, an education research and evaluation firm, in a learning project to examine the capacities, conditions, and strategies necessary to form successful partnerships between CBOs and higher education institutions. Read more >
Understanding the Path to Economic Mobility for California’s Learners
California boasts the fifth largest economy in the world and is a national model for progress and equity in many ways. Despite this prosperity, California struggles with some of the highest levels of income inequality in the country. How can higher education serve Read more >
Golden Opportunities: Measuring Return on Investment in California Higher Education for Low- and Moderate-Income Learners
At College Futures Foundation, we believe that aligning postsecondary education for economic mobility is an important piece of the puzzle if we want a robust, inclusive economy in California. We also believe that when learners spend their time and money on a postsecondary Read more >
Student Visions for Change Ideation Challenge
The Student Visions for Change challenge was a statewide call for proposals from California Community College (CCC) students on how community colleges can transform themselves to serve students better. The challenge requested submissions for three categories: Transformed Classrooms, Transformed Educators, and Transformed Support Read more >