July 28, 2021
A spotlight on California's community colleges as chancellor starts unpaid federal adviser role
Chancellor Oakley says helping achieve President Biden's agenda is a "once in a generation opportunity."
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Eloy Ortiz Oakley
June 25, 2021
How community colleges can better prepare adult workers
More career counseling and work-based learning would prepare students for the workforce, experts say during an EdSource roundtable on role of community colleges in preparing a post-pandemic workforce.
Michael Burke
April 9, 2021
California Community Colleges chancellor urges caution in reopening
Eloy Ortiz Oakley, the chancellor overseeing California's 116 community colleges, discusses fall 2021 classes and enrollment declines in interview with EdSource.
Michael Burke And Louis Freedberg
March 23, 2021
California community colleges to offer limited expansion of fall in-person classes, chancellor says
Chancellor Eloy Oakley says remote instruction is likely in many courses, along with masks and social distancing.
Louis Freedberg
March 12, 2021
California's colleges and universities will receive $5 billion from federal rescue plan
California colleges and universities will share in $5 billion from the federal aid: Half will help students cover tuition and basic needs such as housing. The other half will ease campus losses in pandemic and costs of online classes.
Larry Gordon
March 5, 2021
Calls to change funding to increase faculty diversity at California Community Colleges
California higher education supporters say the state legislature needs to change an arcane state law that inadequately funds efforts to diversify community college faculty. An EdSource investigation revealed the system's failings.
Thomas Peele
January 14, 2021
CA Chancellor Oakley backs college leaders after blowback for denouncing Capitol violence
Community College Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley stepped up support for campus leaders urging them to not back down after some faced sharp attacks to statements condemning Capitol violence.
Thomas Peele And Ashley A. Smith
January 7, 2021
Rife with infighting, Oakland community college district at risk of losing local control
The state chancellor’s office overseeing California’s community colleges may soon intervene at the Peralta Community College District.
Michael Burke
October 21, 2020
For first time, heads of all California’s public education systems are Black or Latino
A fundamental question is how much difference their backgrounds will make in moving forward on racial and equity challenges facing their institutions.
Louis Freedberg
July 17, 2020
California’s top higher education officials urge voters to support affirmative action in hiring and admissions
California’s higher education leaders appear together for what may be their last public gathering in an online forum, entitled “New Realities for Higher Education."
Larry Gordon
May 15, 2020
Newsom’s proposed budget cuts to higher education force difficult choices ahead
UC, CSU and community colleges face significant declines in state funding, prompting fears of tuition hikes and program cuts. Federal funds might ease the pain.
Michael Burke And Larry Gordon
March 30, 2020
In his own words: Eloy Oakley on how California's community colleges are coping with the coronavirus
Chancellor of 115 community colleges says system has "converted nearly 100 percent of the in-person instruction, the general instruction that leads to an associate degree for transfer to some sort of remote learning platform"
EdSource Staff
March 18, 2020
All community colleges in California suspending most in-person instruction
Some colleges are moving all classes online, while others are moving only lectures online. A few colleges are canceling classes completely.
Michael Burke
March 16, 2020
Disruptions to California community colleges possible into next academic year, chancellor says
Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley was also given broad emergency powers to ensure students continue learning amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Michael Burke
March 12, 2020
California community colleges begin to move classes online in response to coronavirus
Community colleges across California can skip the usual approval process required for moving classes online.