The Classified Professional Leadership and Career Advancement Series is developed and hosted by Leadership Institute for Tomorrow in collaboration with the California Community College Chancellor’s Office. The topics are inspired and informed by classified professionals’ responses to the DEIA professional development needs assessment survey. We invite you to join us from across the state and

This session will explore the various intersectional identities of our Black students in California Community Colleges. As historic investments and opportunities to engage a diverse group of specialized populations have increased, we understand that our Black students check off many of those boxes. From socioeconomically disadvantaged students, former foster youth, and justice-impacted students, the Black

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This conversation will discuss immediate opportunities to support Black student success through state policy, explore policies passed in recent years and their impact on closing racial equity gaps, and bring in the practitioners, students, and community partners directly impacted by such policies. Register for this Session

This webinar will feature will three student mental health navigators from Alameda County community colleges who will share their experiences participating in a student engagement workforce development program designed to improve the mental health referral process. Learn about the program’s training curriculum, referral process, and connection with community-based agencies, and the power of students as

Students say their top reason for going to college is to get a better job. Now more than ever, community colleges must support students with their educational journey and beyond. This session will focus on strategies to help Black students successfully transition into the workforce with livable wages. Register for this Session

Practitioners from across the state who have been successful in promoting Black student success will discuss their best practices and lessons learned during this panel. They will also share a practitioner's toolkit with attendees. Register for this Session

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This session will explore the reflections from our faculty members who attended the historic all-African Diasporic Summit with A2MEND. This reflection is an opportunity for faculty to express their respective experiences from a personal and professional perspective. Faculty will share their introspective reflections as well as how they have adapted their experiences into their curriculum

Join us to hear about new survey data on mental health and related factors such as basic needs among California community college students. The data is from the Healthy Minds Study, a national study of student mental health that included 14 California community colleges in Winter/Spring 2022. The data elevates the need for additional mental