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How Can CA Support Higher Ed Innovation? A Message from the College Futures President
Dear colleagues and friends, It has been two years since Governor Jerry Brown earmarked $50 million of the state’s budget for a set of Awards for Innovation in Higher Education. The purpose of the awards: reward public colleges and universities that were experimenting with ways to eliminate barriers preventing students from getting their bachelor’s degrees Read more >
News & Commentary
A Bold Vision for Supporting Innovation in Higher Education
When Governor Jerry Brown earmarked $50 million of his state’s 2014 budget for the Awards for Innovation in Higher Education, it was a bold move, one that hadn’t been tried before. The rationale for the awards was simple: rewarding state colleges, universities, and partnerships that were creatively tackling issues which prevent students from getting their Read more >
Press Releases & Announcements
Kendall Guthrie Joins College Futures Foundation as Chief Learning Officer
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Futures Foundation announced the appointment of Kendall Guthrie as Chief Learning Officer. As a member of senior management, she will head College Futures’ Learning & Evaluation Department and advance the Foundation’s strategy and program planning and assessment, communications, and learning. Kendall comes to the position with 15 years Read more >
Publications & Research
Using Scholarships Strategically: Lessons from 10 Years of Grantmaking
How can scholarships be used as strategic tools so that far more young people can gain access to and be successful in college and entire regions of our state can meet the demand for degrees essential to their economies, communities, and future? In California, a vibrant future depends on our ability to dramatically increase the Read more >
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Strategic Scholarship Giving for Student Success (2015)
In California, a vibrant future depends on our ability to dramatically increase the number of students getting to and through college. We cannot accomplish this without better supporting low-income students and those underrepresented in higher education—who are the vast majority of students in our state. Over the past 10 years, College Futures Foundation, formerly College Read more >
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Shawn Whalen Joins College Futures Staff as Senior Program Officer
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Futures Foundation announced the appointment of Shawn Whalen as Senior Program Officer. Shawn brings extensive experience in higher education as both a faculty member and university administrator to the lead role he will play in strategy development, planning, and oversight of the Foundation’s grants related to higher education Read more >
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Orville Jackson Joins College Futures Staff as Senior Policy & Research Officer
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Futures Foundation announced the appointment of Orville Jackson as Senior Policy & Research Officer. An education researcher with more than 10 years of experience using research, data, and analytical tools to drive positive changes for students, Jackson joined the staff in April. He will play a lead role Read more >
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Lenny Mendonca and Willa Seldon Join College Futures Foundation Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Futures Foundation—formerly College Access Foundation of California—announced the appointment of Lenny Mendonca, director emeritus of McKinsey & Company, and Willa Seldon, a partner at The Bridgespan Group, to its board of directors. Mendonca and Seldon will help oversee the foundation’s strategic development and guide investments to improve college access, persistence, Read more >
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Higher Education Policy Expert Jane Wellman Joins College Futures Foundation as Senior Advisor
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Futures Foundation—formerly College Access Foundation of California—announced the appointment of Jane Wellman as senior advisor to the foundation. Wellman joined the staff in January. An independent policy analyst, Wellman is an expert in state and federal policy for higher education specializing in changing finances, cost analysis and management, institutional governance, Read more >