Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley is joined by guests President/CEO of Compton College Dr. Keith Curry, and President/CEO of Cosumnes River College Dr. Edward Bush, for a discussion on the importance of creating a new landscape for Black students to succeed. The discussion highlights the need for Black Student Success Week, which is April 25-29, 2022, as an opportunity for administrators, faculty, staff, and students from across the California Community College system to examine the resources and programs that support Black student success.

Transcript: https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/Podcasts/Transcripts/ccc22050transcript-a11y.pdf?

Deputy Chancellor Daisy Gonzales is joined by guests Pasadena City College Trustee Linda Wah, Grossmont College President Denise Whisenhunt, and San Diego Mesa College President Pamela Luster for a discussion during Women’s History Month on their inspirations for driving change, core values and advice for future women leaders in higher education.

Transcript: https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/Podcasts/Transcripts/ccc22049-transcript-a11y.pdf?

Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley and Arizona State University (ASU) President, Michael M. Crow, about ensuring that students have access to technologies that support learning, preparing students for economic mobility, innovations in education such as virtual reality, inclusion and measuring student success, the need for national educational attainment goals, the ASU+GSV (Global Silicon Valley) Summit and more.

Transcript: https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/Podcasts/Transcripts/ccc22048_transcript-a11y.pdf

Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley and California Forward President and CEO, Micah Weinberg, discuss a new report, “The Economic Value of the California Community College System,” and what it means for the state’s economy and for business and job creation, the importance of housing and progress on achieving equitable recovery.

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Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley talks with Cuyamaca Community College faculty member Stanley Rodriguez, EdD, and San José City College student Marissa Hemstreet about the California Community Colleges concerted effort to reach out to the State’s tribal and Urban Indian populations, bringing much needed awareness to the benefits of attending and on available financial assistance to help cover the cost associated with education.

Transcript: https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/Podcasts/Transcripts/ccc22046-a11y.pdf

Acting Chancellor Daisy Gonzales, PhD, is joined by Kenneth Brown, President of the El Camino College Board of Trustees and President of the Community College League of California’s Trustee Board and Byron Clift Breland PhD, Chancellor of San Jose-Evergreen CCD and President of the League’s CEO Board for a discussion about how the Chancellor’s Office and the League together play a key role in preparing students for the future, fueling California’s economic recovery and advancing the Vision for Success.

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Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley and Calbright College's President and CEO, Ajita Talwalker Menon discuss the online college's latest developments and plans to support adult learners and California's economic recovery after the pandemic.

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Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley is joined by Michael V. Drake, M.D., President of University of California, for a discussion about preparing students for the future and fueling California’s economic recovery. The discussion ranges from standardized tests to transfer pathways to the impact of the pandemic on different communities within the systems, and more.

Transcript: https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/Podcasts/Transcripts/CCC21043.pdf?la=en&hash=22CFFCE3FA3146EF696070F593AEC19CF7D0CD02

Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley is joined by Mike Madrid, principal at GrassrootsLab and a nationally recognized expert on Latino voting trends, for a hearty discussion about community colleges, protecting democracy, culture, politics and even baseball.

Transcript: https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/Podcasts/Transcripts/CCC21042.pdf

In this episode, Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley welcomes back Lande Ajose, Senior Policy Advisor for Higher Education for the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, for a discussion about a groundbreaking report, “Recovery with Equity: A Roadmap for Higher Education After the Pandemic.” The report was published by the Governor's Council for Postsecondary Education and the discussion centers around how it validates and builds upon the goals and objectives that are set forth in the Vision for Success.

Transcript: https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/Podcasts/Transcripts/CCC21041.pdf?