Posts By: Valery Vue
College Futures Foundation Welcomes New Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, Dr. Sonya Christian
The California Community College Board of Governors has named Dr. Sonya Christian as the next chancellor of the California Community Colleges. With this selection, Dr. Christian (pictured right) becomes the first woman to assume the permanent position of chancellor for the nation’s largest Read more >
Eloy Ortiz Oakley Speaks to Opportunities for Action in 2023
Eloy Ortiz Oakley, president & CEO of College Futures Foundation, looks at the year to come and speaks to the opportunities and challenges that exist in and around public higher education — what needs collective focus or action for students to access equitable Read more >
What We’re Reading: Systems Change
“I think about systems change in two parts. First, there is seeing the system for what it is, and recognizing the structures, policies, practices, narratives, and cultures keeping the system intact. The second part is truly understanding the change we as a foundation Read more >
Governor’s Proposed Budget Keeps College Students Centered Amid Projected Deficit
On Tuesday morning Governor Newsom released his proposed budget for 2023-24, providing details on his plan to spend $297 billion. Newsom acknowledged the economic volatility of the moment during his press conference in Sacramento while also sharing his Administration’s intent to “[keep] our Read more >
Message from Eloy Ortiz Oakley on Diverse Higher Ed Leadership, “Whiteness Rules” Report and Toolkit
College Futures Foundation’s work is rooted in increasing the number of diverse Californians that obtain a bachelor’s degree. To meet Governor Gavin Newsom’s call to action to ensure that at least 70% of working age adults in California obtain a postsecondary credential by Read more >
Celebrating Exemplary Student Support Leaders
Stories and Practical Advice from California Community College Faculty and Staff At a time when our country was paralyzed by a global pandemic, student support leaders took action. As the related economic recession and racial reckoning unfolded and the pandemic kept us away Read more >
Sara Kaur Sandhu Joins College Futures as Senior Communications Officer
We are pleased to announce that Sara Kaur Sandhu has joined College Futures Foundation as Senior Communications Officer. In this role, she will be responsible for a range of institutional, programmatic, and initiative-specific communications, including activities under the areas of: audience engagement, issue Read more >
Whiteness Rules: Racial Exclusion in Becoming an American College President
While the majority of students in California’s public higher education system are Latinx, Asian American & Pacific Islander, and Black, the racial-ethnic and gender makeup of the presidents of these colleges and universities is much the same as in the 1970s: almost exclusively Read more >
A Conversation on Student Debt Relief
College Futures Foundation President & CEO Eloy Ortiz Oakley and Director of Public Policy Ria Sengupta Bhatt sat down to discuss the who, what, why, and how of student debt relief at the state and federal levels. Read more >