Dr. Asif Wilson, an OCCRL affiliate member and a member of the Inclusive American History Commission, spoke at the Forum on the Future of Public Education's spring event, Future of Illinois Education, which focused on education policy in the Education and Workforce Equity Act in Illinois. Read more about Dr. Wilson's talk via the newly designed OCCRL Network News at https://lnkd.in/eyd53QTU.
Office of Community College Research and Leadership
Higher Education
Champaign, IL 2,836 followers
We use research & evaluation methods to improve policies, programs, & practices to enhance community college education.
About us
The Office of Community College Research and Leadership uses research and evaluation to improve policies, programs, and practices that enhance education and equity across the P-20 education spectrum for all learners. The initiative is a part of the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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http://www.occrl.illinois.edu
External link for Office of Community College Research and Leadership
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Champaign, IL
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1989
- Specialties
- Pathways and Programs of Study, College and Career Readiness, Transfer and College Completion, Equity-Driven Change, Comprehensive P-20 Educational Pathways, Transformative Leadership, and Public Engagement
Locations
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Primary
51 Gerty Dr, 129 CRC
MC 672
Champaign, IL 61820, US
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200 S Wacker Dr, 3rd Fl
MC 200
Chicago, IL 60606, US
Employees at Office of Community College Research and Leadership
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Stacy Bennett, Ph.D.
“Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.” Barbara Mikulski
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HyeJin Tina Yeo
Associate Director of CIC Research Project at University of California, Los Angeles
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Dr. Gianina Baker
Associate Director | Office of Community College Research & Leadership (OCCRL) Acting Director | National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment…
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Aidana Sirgebayeva
Ph.D. student, Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant UIUC, Bolashak Scholar, Mother Scholar
Updates
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In our virtual Equity Academy this past July, Marissa Vasquez (Marissa C. V.) took participants through a partial history of California community colleges to demonstrate how the state is working to advance racialized equity at these institutions. Other speakers at the academy—Lorenzo Baber, Maria Wright, Ed.D., and Ayinde Rochon—also discussed their tools and strategies for supporting equitable access for racially minoritized students across higher education contexts. Watch the event via the link below.
2024 OCCRL Virtual Equity Academy
https://www.youtube.com/
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Two-thirds of community college students take classes part time, according to a WFYI Indianapolis article recently published on NPR.org. Often these students must juggle jobs, caregiving, or other obligations that can interrupt their education. OCCRL Director Lorenzo Baber said in the piece, written by Dylan Peers McCoy, that improving transfer success goes beyond what higher education institutions can do and entails investments in social supports. “You could have the best designed programs,” Dr. Baber said, “but that gets rendered meaningless if somebody needs to stop out because they need to take a job to pay the bills of their household.” Though few community college students actually attain a four-year degree, according to the article, discover in McCoy’s piece a transfer policy that could get results.
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We had a great retreat today at the I Hotel and Conference Center as the fall 2024 semester kicks into gear! Check out what we do at https://lnkd.in/ga8B-YAS.
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OCCRL has engaged with community colleges in considering improvement processes for expanding equitable practices at the classroom level. Discover in this brief by OCCRL Director Lorenzo Baber why it is important to consider culturally responsive teaching and pedagogy in CTE, components of culturally responsive teaching and pedagogy, and practice-based suggestions for infusing culturally relevant and responsive approaches in CTE classrooms: https://lnkd.in/g7gCm6pE.
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The Summer 2024 UPDATE on Research and Leadership from OCCRL examines transformative policies and practices in education. Articles on stemming equity concerns in the new FAFSA rollout (by Stacy Bennett, Ph.D.), increasing bachelor’s degree attainment in Illinois (by H.M. Kuneyl), and transforming developmental education in the Land of Lincoln (also by Stacy Bennett) are a few of the topics covered in this issue, which you can read at https://lnkd.in/gqKr3Yvi. “Across new attention and developments, we aim to provide insights that align with the pillars of the community college mission: accessibility, affordability, training, collaboration, and community uplift.” -OCCRL Director Lorenzo Baber in the Director’s Note section
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Sherry Krayesky-Self is the director of a center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette that helps increase the quality of students' knowledge and marketable skills in research, creativity, and scholarship. The graduate of Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois, recently attended an S-STEM convening at Virginia Tech, where she was inspired by "how effective collaborations between institutions at varying levels were and could be." Krayesky-Self is also a great admirer of flamingos, resilient birds that in her estimation "endure very tough conditions with ease." Read Sherry's Community College Spotlight interview.
Sherry Krayesky-Self Interview
occrl.illinois.edu
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Rock Valley College in Illinois is committed to creating an environment in which everyone can learn, work, and grow. The school's ADA Commission to advance accessibility efforts, for instance, is a driving force for change, identifying barriers, proposing solutions, and championing the rights of individuals with different abilities. Learn more via our latest Network News at https://lnkd.in/erZKjjT3.
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In the newest Democracy's College podcast, H.M. Kuneyl, who coordinates the yearly OCCRL Illinois Community College Leadership Institute (ICCLI), talks with two members of the institute’s first cohort: Andy Hynds of Richland Community College and Brianna Dark-McClay M.S.Ed. of City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College. Hynds and McClay discuss their work as community college leaders and how the ICCLI they attended at Parkland College in May of 2023 (shown in the photo below) influenced their outlooks and careers. Give the podcast a listen at https://lnkd.in/gJFYE2F7.
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OCCRL is pleased to welcome new affiliate members Cassie Barlow and Maria Wright, Ed.D. Both will be assisting the office with the NSF Aspire Alliance project to increase the number and diversity of the pool of graduate students and qualified professionals who are pursuing a teaching career in STEM at community colleges. View their bios via the below links: Cassie Barlow: https://lnkd.in/gZunwGXg Maria Wright: https://lnkd.in/gxkqgb9X
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