Governor Appoints College Futures Board Member, Grantee Partner to Top Roles
College Futures Foundation congratulates Dr. Lande Ajose, our longtime grantee partner, on her appointment as Governor Newsom’s Senior Advisor on Higher Education, and Lenny Mendonça, our board member and thought partner, on his appointment as Chief Economic and Business Advisor and Director of Read more >
Elizabeth González Joins College Futures Foundation as Chief Program & Strategy Officer
College Futures Foundation has appointed Elizabeth González as its Chief Program and Strategy Officer. González is a strategist, philanthropic program director, and researcher who has worked for more than twenty years to improve socio-economic outcomes for young people and the public sector systems Read more >
Announcing Our New Strategy Framework
Dear friends, I have lived and worked most of my life in the great state of California, yet I am consistently amazed by the opportunities and challenges inherent in living in such a large, wonderfully diverse, and multi-layered place. As I approach the Read more >
Report Calls for a New Approach to Measuring Where Money for Public Higher Education Comes From, Where It Goes, and What It Buys
SAN FRANCISCO — Recent public opinion research shows an alarming trend of rising public mistrust of our nation’s colleges and universities—a mistrust sparked by increases in tuitions and the perception of eroding value of higher education. Underlying these concerns is a growing problem Read more >
Public Higher Education Finance Reform Will Be Challenging but Necessary Says Range of Experts, Voters in New Study
Project from David Binder Research Shows Bipartisan Support SAN FRANCISCO — California is in the grip of a paradox – a college education has never been more important to have, but has never felt harder to get. With more qualified students than ever Read more >
Ashley Swearengin Joins College Futures Foundation Board of Directors
Ashley Swearengin, President and CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation, was appointed to the College Futures Foundation board of directors this summer. Swearengin will help oversee the College Futures Foundation’s strategic development and guide investments to improve college access, persistence, and degree attainment Read more >
Monica Lozano to Lead College Futures Foundation
Monica Lozano, a widely respected leader with strong experience in the realms of business, news media, philanthropy, and education, has been named the new President & CEO of College Futures Foundation. “Monica Lozano’s defining qualities—intelligence and integrity—will serve College Futures well. We are Read more >
Announcing our New President & CEO: Monica Lozano to Lead College Futures
Dear friends and colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Monica Lozano, a widely respected leader with strong experience in the realms of business, news media, philanthropy, and education, has been named the new President & CEO of College Futures Foundation. Lozano’s defining Read more >
Report Webinar on Securing the Public Trust: Practical Steps toward Higher Education Finance Reform in California
All California students deserve the opportunity to get a high-quality four-year college education. But that promise is being broken every day because California’s system for financing its public universities is not working on behalf of students. Learn more about the College Futures Foundation Read more >
Report Finds That Higher Education Finance Problems Limit Student Opportunity and Threaten California’s Future
-A new report from College Futures Foundation calls for comprehensive changes to address systemic problems in the way that California funds, budgets for, and makes financial decisions about its public university systems. The report, Securing the Public Trust: Practical Steps toward Higher Education Finance Read more >