Earlier this year, California governor Gavin Newsom urged the University of California, Los Angeles, to create a guaranteed pathway for community college students to transfer to the highly selective institution.

The plea—or perhaps threat, given $20 million of state funding is on the line—comes amid a broader push in California and elsewhere to create more seamless pathways between two-year colleges and four-year universities.
 

Health care experts have been sounding the alarm about staffing shortages for decades. In addition to a predicted deficit of up to 3.2 million healthcare workers by 2026, 60 percent of all healthcare support workers expect to leave their job in the next five years.

On this podcast, Dr. Jill Buban of EdAssist offers insight on addressing this shortage by providing clear and supported career pathways to adults already in the workforce. Two workforce experts join the conversation to review the important steps healthcare employers need to take to attract, develop, and retain talent in critical areas.
 

Since 2001, the Bard Prison Initiative has created groundbreaking opportunities for college within America’s prison systems. 

In this interview, BPI alumnus Elías Beltrán and BPI dean Megan Callaghan discuss the necessity of reframing college-in-prison and the power and impact of creating educational opportunities for those who struggle to be recognized as students.