The idea of higher education as an engine of social mobility is widespread and attractive. Yet higher education is also an engine of social reproduction, reinforcing inequities and concentrating access to opportunity and wealth in the highest income families. There are systemic barriers in colleges and universities that prevent higher education from reaching its potential

We will once again seek to recognize the tremendous work done by Rio Hondo employees each month with our two awards: "Rio Stars" - Honoring a specific incident of an individual employee going the “extra mile” to benefit a student(s), colleagues and/or the campus community that occurred within the last year. And "Better Together" -

The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office (CCCCO), in partnership with the California Community Colleges Classified Senate (4CS) and California School Employees Association (CSEA), is inviting all classified professionals to complete a needs assessment to gauge professional development needs related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). As the CCCCO develops a more inclusive professional development plan, we want input

Psychology research has shown that small teaching interventions can have a big impact on how students think about their learning. Changing that narrative can be a gamechanger. This session will provide an overview of this research and guide you through the creation of either a Wisdom Wall or self-affirming ice breaker using either Flipgrid or

Guest: TBA

Now entering the third decade of the twenty-first century, in the library world we find ourselves in uncharted territory, an environment where the place of print collections and the physical books they comprise is being radically redefined, some would say threatened, for several reasons. What I will argue here today is that it’s possible in

This webinar emphasizes how learning successful equity implementation in the system requires a village. This webinar will also provide resources for students and faculty to use on their campus. Registration link to come.

Facilitated by Glenn Heap, LMFT, Health & Psychological Services Register now here!

The Community College Research Center's (CCRC) latest research on Integrated Planning and Advising for Student Success (iPASS) considers promising practices for supporting Black, Latinx, and low-income learners. In this webinar, researchers will present data analyses designed to identify colleges where racial and income equity gaps narrowed following advising and student support reforms. They will discuss

Using asynchronous video to teach your students new concepts is a fundamental online teaching skill. Videos construct your presence in your students’ learning and support their variability by empowering them to view and review content to support their unique rhythm without judgement from others. But long videos don’t work. We have solutions that we think

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