cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Latest NewsCalifornia Competes Dashboard Spotlights Data on Black, Latinx Adult LearnersSince releasing its report, “Postsecondary to Prosperity: Examining California’s Opportunity Landscape,” California Competes has continued to release key data to fuel interest in policy and action to promote equitable access and student success. Last week, data about higher education in Los Angeles County drew attention, notably that 44% of adults have expressed an intention to enroll in college in the next two years.January 11, 2021OpinionSome Advice from a Rural Community College President to President-Elect BidenWhat happened on January 6 is what one thinks happens only in unstable democracies, in places where poverty forces people to do things that reflect how little they have to lose. An angry, violent mob storming the capital city at the request of the sitting president who is watching as it all unfolds is not what one expects in the United States of America. Yet, that is exactly what happened. Why is that?January 11, 2021OpinionAn Executive Order, an Outcry and an OpeningWith everything that has happened since September 22, it would not be a surprise if you missed the hubbub around President Trump’s executive order on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.” If you’re just catching up, the executive order “roil[ed] corporate America” and caused colleges and universities to “cancel diversity, equity, and inclusion programs” and to accuse the Trump administration of censorship . It also prompted Justice Department employees to ask Congress to investigate the “illegal and abusive government directives” in the executive order.January 8, 2021Recruitment & RetentionWhat Will You Do to Embrace Who America Truly is in 2021?The year 2021 promises to be one of the biggest efforts to recruit diverse talent in history. America’s top companies, nonprofits and schools have the opportunity to not only uproot systemic barriers to advancement, but also leverage diverse perspectives and experiences as a means to innovate, problem solve and provide better products and services.January 7, 2021PodcastsThe Fight for Tenure an Uphill Battle for Minoritized FacultyBlack and other minoritized faculty have long complained about an implicit bias in the tenure and promotion process. That is why it came as no surprise when the tenure denial of Dr. Paul C. Harris, an education professor at the University of Virginia (UVA), struck a chord among minoritized groups during the summer of […]January 7, 2021HomeRiots at U.S. Capitol Prompt Strong Response from Higher Ed LeadersAn insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon dominated the national headlines and prompted a forceful rebuke from politicians, law enforcement officials and higher education leaders from coast to coast.January 6, 2021SportsReport: Leadership at FBS Institutions Continues to Lack DiversityThe latest report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) gives FBS schools an F for gender hiring, but improvement may lay ahead.January 6, 2021SportsStudy: College Football Players Underestimate Risk of Concussion and InjuryU.S. college football players don’t accurately estimate their risk of concussion or injury, finds a recently released report.January 5, 2021Community CollegesFlat is the New Up: How the Year of Covid-19 Continues to Reinvent Higher EdAlong with its persisting global presence and its surging number of victims, COVID-19 has conjured numerous challenges due to its unprecedented nature. Whether we see the vast changes around us as positive or not, we need to adapt to stay in the performance race. Higher education is facing some critical demands, and it might be useful to summarize some gripping ones, along with the ways we’re collectively addressing them.January 5, 2021African-AmericanWhy I Plan to Take the COVID Vaccine and You Should TooI plan to get vaccinated because I want to live! I want to live because I still have a lot of life left in me. I want to live because I still have people to mentor, causes to advocate, places to see, and memories to make. I want to live because I need more time to transfer my knowledge, expertise, and passion to younger generations who can create the change to which I have devoted my life.January 4, 2021Previous PagePage 46 of 3226Next Page