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Breakfast with Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab – Members Only!
Join us for a lively conversation over breakfast with Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab! Sara is one of the nation's leading experts on innovative ways to make higher education more accessible and affordable. Her latest book, Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream, is an Amazon best-seller and a 2018 winner of the Grawemeyer Award, and has been featured on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, the New York Review of Books, and CSPAN's Book TV, among other venues.…
Find out more »College Access in a Digital Era – Save the Date!
Featuring keynote panels and interactive workshops, this inaugural event brings together diverse stakeholders - academics, practitioners, foundations, and nonprofits - to highlight key concerns, share best practices, and develop innovative implementation strategies using technology to promote college access. Learn more and reserve your spot by February 21 by clicking here.
Find out more »Application Deadline for Level Up Program
What is Level Up? Level Up is a youth-led movement designed to help students succeed in college and beyond. How does it work? All college students from SoCal CAN member organizations are encouraged to join Level Up as either first-year students or upperclassmen ambassadors. They simply need to complete our online application available here. Once the application has been submitted, we match first-year students to an upperclassman ambassador from the college they will be attending. During the summer, we bring Level Up students together…
Find out more »Level Up Committee Meeting
Interested in getting your students involved in SoCal CAN's college success program? Join us for an update on our current cohort, program enhancements for the AY 2018-2019, and this year's recruitment process. Click here to RSVP for the meeting. If you're unable to attend but would like more information, email Saru Ramanan or Rudy Torres.
Find out more »What is the Next Governor of California’s Vision for College Opportunity in the Golden State? Gubernatorial Forum Series on Higher Education
California's next governor will need to bring a bold vision for higher education that will ensure our state is able to maintain our economic standing in the world. Does that vision include a plan for future generations to access an affordable college education? This spring, the Campaign for College Opportunity, in coalition with SoCal CAN and thirteen other civil rights, business, education, student, and community-based organizations, is hosting three forums featuring a leading candidate for governor of California - Gavin Newsom, John…
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