One of Governor Gavin Newsom’s key campaign promises was the development of a statewide educational data system that would connect early childhood, K-12 and higher education. Join Tessa Carmen De Roy, Ph.D., President of the California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) and Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley for a discussion around the benefits of real-time data collection in supporting student outcomes and the challenges and opportunities facing the development of this critical new system.

Transcript: http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Portals/0/AudioGallery/podcast-transcripts/CCC19020%20Episode%2020.pdf

The California Community Colleges Podcast kicks off the new year with a topical discussion on “starting early” – improving the education pipeline by investing thought and resources into early childhood education. In this episode, Samantha Tran, Senior Managing Director of Education Policy at Children Now, and Heather Hough, Executive Director of Policy Analysis for California Education, join Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley to provide their expertise on evolving topics like universal preschool, building the early childhood workforce, and the importance of early education in closing achievement gaps.

Transcript: https://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Portals/0/AudioGallery/podcast-transcripts/CCCCOPodcastEpisode19_transcript.pdf

California Community Colleges Deputy Chancellor, Dr. Daisy Gonzales, welcomes Lena Carew, Executive Director and Co-founder of Students Making a Change (SMAC) and Yair Tapia, a SMAC student leader at City College of San Francisco, to talk about the work they are doing to raise awareness about a new law that changes the way students are assessed for placement at the beginning of their academic careers.

Transcript: https://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Portals/0/AudioGallery/podcast-transcripts/cccco-podcast-transcript-18.pdf

Movie producers Adam and Jaye Fenderson join Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley to discuss their new documentary Unlikely, an investigation of the college dropout/ completion crisis and the systemic barriers facing students as they pursue higher education and livable-wage careers.

Transcript: https://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Portals/0/AudioGallery/podcast-transcripts/podcast-transcript-17.pdf

Join Marshall Tuck, candidate for California’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, and California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley as they explore Tuck’s career as an educator, his hopes for California’s public education system, and his thoughts about the role that K-12 education plays in improving student success at the community college level.

Transcript: https://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Portals/0/AudioGallery/podcast-transcripts/podcast-transcript-16.pdf

In this episode, the California Community Colleges Podcast welcomes Lande Ajose, Executive Director of California Competes, for an exploration of the role that California’s community colleges can expect to play in preparing students to meet the 2 million-worker, “middle-skills” job shortage that California is projected to face by 2025. California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley moderates.

Transcript: https://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Portals/0/AudioGallery/podcast-transcripts/podcast-transcript-15.pdf

California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley and Kristen Soares, President of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities, discuss the recent expansion of the Associate Degree for Transfer program, which now provides community college students a seamless pathway to private, non-profit 4-year colleges and universities across the state.

Transcript: https://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Portals/0/AudioGallery/podcast-transcripts/podcast-transcript-13.pdf

University of California President Janet Napolitano joins California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley for a frank discussion about the California governor’s race, the importance of quality public education, the question of access and food security, and the future of higher education in California and the nation.

Transcript: http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Portals/0/AudioGallery/podcast-transcripts/podcast-transcript-13.pdf

In this episode, Vice Chancellor for Educational Services Laura Hope steps in as moderator to speak with Josh Wyner, Founder and Executive Director of the College Excellence Program and VP of the Aspen Institute, about Guided Pathways, educational reform, and the unique role that trustees play in helping colleges bridge the gap between the students and the communities they serve.

Transcript: http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Portals/0/AudioGallery/podcast-transcripts/podcast-transcript-12.pdf

Former Chief of Operations for the California Department of Justice and current gubernatorial candidate Amanda Renteria speaks with California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley about issues critical to higher education in our state. Third episode in a series with candidates for governor.

Transcript:

http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Portals/0/AudioGallery/podcast-transcripts/podcast-transcript-11.pdf