Director of Education @taaforg. Former researcher, college advisor; forever sociologist. Conspiring for liberatory education. Tweets my own.
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I had the pleasure + privilege of chatting with Drs. Tiffany Herbert + Lindsay Perez Huber about what community care can look like on campuses. Let's take responsibility for students' #mentalhealth and create systems where students thrive, not just persist + survive.
How are #HigherEd institutions harming & helping #CollegeStudentMentalHealth? #OpportunityForumWithCollegeFutures on “Taking Responsibility for College Student #MentalHealth”: buff.ly/3ZrS4Kz.
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth @aprilyeephd @CSULB @DominguezHills
I believe college students deserve to be seen + valued, not just as FTEs or degrees, but as humans deserving of care. ❤️This report lays out how #HigherEd can show care, support student wellbeing + thriving: Do more of what helps students' mental health + less of what harms it.
NEW REPORT: “Degrees of Distress: How Higher Education Institutions Hurt and Help Student Mental Health” demonstrates #HigherEd's role & responsibility in shaping #CollegeStudentMentalHealth. View: bit.ly/3IioiRX.
#DegreesOfDistress #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
Private funders can help sustain change by paying to restore that human toll, w/partners who offer balm for burnout, build belonging + solidarity in the struggle. Honored to support the SEPI Collective, R9 Equity + GP Leads, GPRCs, #CCHALES @EriqFelix in their community care. 2/2
📣Funder friends: please join me in attending this powerhouse panel! We need critical colleagues to hold us accountable for advancing racial justice & to resist any comforting beliefs that philanthropy is doing enough.
Join AERA @Division_L and @AERAPhilanthEd SIG for this powerhouse panel on April 11th: @janelletscott @Prof_Wooten @meganfrancis and @KrystalVillano1 will consider possibilities for justice-driven resistance amidst racial backlash in #edpolicy Register: bit.ly/DivLandPhil
Professor @chrisemdin of @USCRaceEquity does not need any external validation of his #ratchetdemic #scienceGENIUS or Divine Assignment, but I must testify that those of us at the @A2MEND2006 Summit today were literally blessed to bear witness to his BRILLIANCE.✨
There is no other gathering like an @A2MEND2006 Summit. It is an abundance of wisdom, joy, and community care that affirms the best of what higher education can be: life-changing and liberating. #resurrecting #blackstudentsuccess
What a joy to learn from and lift up @CalCommColleges leaders who support their students as whole humans, always and especially in 2020-21. May these stories fill your cups as you fill others’ cups every day. We see your light and we thank you for shining. ✨✨✨
Extraordinary student support leaders come from all walks of life & hold many kinds of roles, reminding us of the extraordinary power of everyday leadership. Join us in celebrating 46 #HolisiticStudentSupport leaders across 25 @CalCommColleges.
More: bit.ly/3OQ76oV
From @EriqFelix, one of my fave public scholars committed to community praxis: “We must see #racialequity work as a collective effort that acknowledges that no individual response can address systemic inequity; only systemic responses can get us closer to achieving equity.”
30 years ago, the Student Equity Policy was introduced into the @CalCommColleges seeking to address inequities faced by Black & Latinx students. I share some thoughts on where the policy has been and where it needs to go to truly ameliorate racial inequity
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Especially love this truth from the unabridged version: “Engaging in this type of collective work w folks across CCs, I’ve come to realize that it was never about the policy, but the people carrying out the work.” -@EriqFelix #solidarity #liberatoryhighered
PSA for Bay Area friends: you have one month to witness the magic of ✨#GODDESS ✨ future Tony award-winning musical (mark my words) @BerkeleyRep. I promise your soul will be filled as mine was tonight. datebook.sfchronicle.com/the…
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Everyone, let’s take 5 minutes to dwell on this fact:
20 million beautiful human beings will have $0 of debt. We’ve moved mountains. Only a few more Himalayas left to go 😀
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So excited to share that an excerpt from the new Introduction of #FreedomDreams by Robin D.G. Kelley is up on @TheBostonReview . Link is below!
@aja_monet @BeaconPressBks
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🚨 New report out on race and dev ed reform #AB705 at @CalCommColleges
Check it out: uscrec.info/report-ccc
Funded by @CollegeFutures in partnership w/ @CompleteCollege, the report spotlights how leaders centered racial equity during implementation.
Read full report on '#RACE CONSCIOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF A DEVELOPMENTAL #EDUCATION REFORM IN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY #COLLEGES' by @AdrianTrinid, where data illuminates challenges and opportunities by new legislation introduction (i.e., AB 705). Read here: uscrec.info/report-ccc
📣 Check out the @USCRaceEquity CCC Racial #Equity Resource & Research Hub! It just dropped its first set of solutions briefs that take on tough questions from @CalCommColleges practitioners, w more coming soon. This is the real talk advice column #HigherEd needs.
Brief #5 of @USCRaceEquity’s “Moving from Racelessness to Race-conscious Approaches” solutions brief theme, tackles the question of “How can we engage our campus colleagues in critical dialogue around #RaceAndEquity?” bit.ly/3czUyTp @CalCommColleges #HigherEd #Equity
TY to @lesley_bonds @lara_brady @EriqFelix @DrLlanetMartin @AdrianTrinid @DrShaunHarper & Dr. Minh Tran for sharing your practical wisdom and expertise.
Humbled to partner w @MAFpajarito who showed me just how much we in the #HigherEd sector can learn + grow from working w orgs deeply embedded in communities. They know students as family/community members first, bring new lens + tools to make racial + financial #equity real.
.@aprilyeephd shares insights and learnings from @CollegeFutures’ past partnership with @MAFpajarito in launching the California College Student Emergency Support Fund in 2020. bit.ly/3oh4J1U
#HigherEd #Equity #FinancialAid #HolisticSupports #HigherEdPartnerships
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This week's episode of #CafecitoconMAF is for the students in Zoom school who had to balance class, work, and family — all during a pandemic.
@Aprilyeephd of @CollegeFutures shares more on #CafecitoconMAF: missionassetfund.org/cafecit…
Exciting day for @CollegeFutures as we look ahead to @EloyOakley’s fearless leadership and thank @MonicaCLozano for fiercely leading us here.
Great news: @EloyOakley is the next President & CEO of @CollegeFutures as of 8/1. Looking forward to working with you to ensure that more students who reflect CA’s diversity can complete their #HigherEd journeys & access the opportunity for a better life. bit.ly/3QjN5Yd
Excited to learn from courageous @CalCommColleges that are busting siloes + working together in new ways to support students. May their early wins + struggles guide the way for other teams!Much gratitude @Phase2Advisory for diving into the real-time work + elevating insights.
Wondering where to start with holistic student success teams? Our grantee partner @Phase2Advisory worked to build a resource that not only educates, but provides practical ideas, tactical insights, and strategies for implementation. bit.ly/3wi25hK
@aprilyeephd #equity
