Please join for a conversation about anti-racism, systemic barriers, and policy solutions within higher education. Two panels of Fresno community and higher education leaders will reflect on the following questions: What are the current policies, practices, and local realities that present barriers to students of color accessing and succeeding in higher education? What is the […]
Accreditation agencies are critical in shaping the institutional environment of learning and social support of students in the higher education ecosystem. In today’s climate, campuses, systems, and states are in the midst of making numerous decisions related to COVID-19 and the heightened national demand for racial equality and economic mobility. A large-scale concern is the […]
This session will be a Q&A with Dr. Victor Rios, Associate Dean of Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Professor Rios has worked with local school districts to develop programs and curricula aimed at improving the quality of interactions between authority figures and youths. Using his personal experience […]
As we celebrate the class of 2020, we recognize the incredible contributions, innovative evolution, and tireless determination over 20 years of early college programming for a surprising population. And, as we look forward to an uncertain fall semester, we will strategically prepare to leverage the power of dual enrollment and early college programs to address […]
Collective Trauma, such as the coronavirus pandemic, exacts a profound toll on populations, straining people’s ability to regulate overwhelming emotion and to prevent the development of trauma effects and other physical health symptoms. This interactive session will integrate information about the neurobiology of trauma and the inner workings of the human nervous system with practical […]
