Office of Community College Research and Leadership
Our mission is to use research and evaluation methods to improve policies, programs, and practices to enhance community college education and transition to college for diverse learners at the state, national, and international levels.
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Rita Ali and Jennifer Foster
Working Toward Equity for Underrepresented Individuals in Career and Technical Education and the CTE Workforce
In this episode, OCCRL Director Eboni Zamani-Gallaher talks with Rita Ali and Jennifer Foster about implementing paths toward equity for underrepresented individuals in career and technical education and in the CTE workforce. Ali is the vice president of workforce and diversity at Illinois Central College, and Foster is the deputy executive director for the Illinois Community College Board.
OCCRL UPDATE on Research and Leadership
Fall 2020 Update
This issue includes the following articles:
- The Multiple and Nuanced Ways Universities Perpetuate Settler Colonial Aims of Erasure for Indigenous Students
- Parenting Students in Higher Education Benefit from Community Colleges, but More Research is Needed
- Advancing Equity in Career and Technical Education in Illinois
- Latinx Community College Students: Navigating Pathways to the Doctorate
- Foster Youth and Basic-Needs Insecurity
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