California
Early Alerts: How Two California Colleges Are Using Relief Funds to Keep Students Enrolled
Copper Mountain College and Cabrillo College in California are using pandemic relief funding to promote student success through early alert systems, which connects students to campus counselors. Whereas similar systems in the past were often under resourced, relief funding has given these colleges the capacity to support larger numbers of students with a broader set of resources.
Zero Textbook Cost: In California, a Community College President Leverages Short-Term Funds for Long-Term Impact
This blog is the third in a series on the Wheelhouse Research Collaboration Council and focuses on how Higher Education Emergency Relief funding inspired efforts at Cosumnes River College to permanently eliminate textbook costs.
Focusing on Wins: California Community College Leaders Reflect on Pandemic-Era Innovations
Wheelhouse convened members of its Research Collaboration Council to discuss improving student and staff engagement on campus post-pandemic. This blog post highlights actions taken by three institutions.
Wheelhouse Research Collaboration Council: Shaping Our Understanding of Pandemic Recovery
To inform their research on effective educational strategies during and after the pandemic, Wheelhouse at the University of California Davis brought together a council of community college leaders. This blog post explores how the research team is working with the Research Collaboration Council to establish a forward-looking community of practice.
Four Lessons on Remote Learning: Los Angeles Community College District Faculty Share Strategies for Student Engagement in Distance Education Courses
As community colleges have shifted instruction from in-person to distance education, faculty are wrestling with the challenge of spurring authentic engagement between students and both teaching staff and their peers. Researchers from Leveraging Technology and Engaging Students (LTES) identify four key strategies faculty use to increase student engagement in distance education courses.
The Role of Social Safety-Net Programs in College Student Success
Jennifer Hogg, Dr. Johanna Lacoe, and Dr. Jesse Rothstein from the California Policy Lab discuss their project to develop a better understanding of SNAP participation among California community college students and improve students’ access to safety-net programs.
