Tag: Eloy Ortiz Oakley

Community Colleges

California Community Colleges Chancellor to Temporarily Advise U.S. Ed Secretary

California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley will temporarily advise U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona on higher education policy, reports The Los Angeles Times. Oakley will step aside from his role on July 26 and return this fall, with Deputy Chancellor Daisy Gonzales filling in the position. In helping the Biden administration achieve […]

July 20, 2021

Community Colleges

California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley Is 2021 Diverse Champion

Growing up in Southeast Los Angeles as the son of a U.S. citizen father educated in Mexico and a mother who was a Mexican immigrant, Eloy Ortiz Oakley says that he could not have imagined a journey that would take him to leading the largest higher education system in the U.S. However, Oakley says that it is the very struggles he overcame in his youth that inform his work as chancellor of the California Community Colleges system, which comprises 116 colleges serving more than 2.1 million students.

April 2, 2021

Students

California Higher Ed Leaders to Host California Community College Black Student Success Week April 26-30

California higher ed leaders are hosting California Community College Black Student Success Week from April 26 to 30, an event dedicated to Black and African American student success at California community colleges. A daily webinar series – called “The Black Hour” – will be held throughout the week from 12 to 1 p.m. and open […]

March 24, 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19 Aid Restrictions Rule Won’t Apply to California Community Colleges

California’s community colleges don’t have to abide by a Department of Education rule that prevents many college students from receiving emergency federal COVID-19 grants, ruled a federal judge in California on Wednesday. The decision means those emergency grants can now reach a much wider group of students at California’s community colleges, including undocumented students. This […]

June 17, 2020

News Roundup

University of California Endorses Measure to Restore Affirmative Action

The University of California’s governing board on Monday unanimously approved restoring affirmative action in state colleges and government jobs, reported the Associated Press. What this means is the university’s Board of Regents endorsed a proposal that would ask voters in November to end a statewide ban on considering an applicant’s sex or race in public […]

June 15, 2020

African-American

Following George Floyd’s Death, Virginia and California Community Colleges to Review Police Training

The community college systems of Virginia and California will review their police training curricula in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. The Virginia system will create a panel to examine the curricula used to educate law enforcement officers across its 23 colleges, said Glenn DuBois, chancellor of Virginia’s […]

June 4, 2020

COVID-19

California Community Colleges May Also Stay Online in Fall 2020

California’s 115 community colleges may stay online this coming fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which means 2.1 million students at these institutions will stay home, reported Cal Matters. Already, the California State University system has announced it will only have an online fall. And the University of California also reportedly said none of its […]

May 19, 2020

Students

California Community Colleges Sue Betsy DeVos for DACA, Other Exclusions, in CARES Act

California Community Colleges on Monday sued Secretary of Education Betsy Devos for not allowing undocumented students, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and other students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents to access emergency coronavirus grants made available under the federal stimulus package called the CARES Act. The lawsuit from California Community Colleges […]

May 12, 2020

Students

California Higher Ed Leaders Call for Emergency Aid for DACA Students

Higher education advocates in California wrote to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday calling for the utilization of state and federal relief funds to provide emergency financial aid during the COVID-19 pandemic for more than 82,000 low-income California college students, including nearly 12,000 undocumented students supported by the California Dream Act. They also called for a […]

May 7, 2020

Students

Report: More Can Be Done to Assist Undocumented Community College Students in California

A new report by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s office reveal that more needs to be done to assist undocumented students in the areas of financial aid, legal services and mental health.

May 12, 2019

News Roundup

California Community College Appoints Marty J. Alvarado Executive Vice Chancellor for Educational Services

Marty J. Alvarado has been appointed executive vice chancellor for educational services at California Community Colleges. Alvarado previously was senior director of cross-sector networks at the national organization Jobs for the Future, which focuses on encouraging innovation in education and the workforce. She also served in several senior leadership roles, such as workforce development director […]

March 19, 2019

Community Colleges

California’s Online Community College Targets ‘Stranded’ Adult Learners

Millions of California’s working adults who have a high school diploma and some or no post-secondary education will have a fresh opportunity to enhance their marketability by enrolling in the state’s newest and fully online community college.

October 10, 2018