Dr. Adrian Huerta recently joined Dr. Queena Hoang to discuss the pregnant and parenting student landscape, as well as the need to shift perspectives and assumptions within it.
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New Protections for Pregnant and Parenting Students: Updates to Title IX, explored how Title IX–a crucial federal law–provides support for pregnant and parenting students in almost every school in the United States.
Continue readingEnsuring pregnant and parenting students have the support they need to pursue their college education isn’t just the right thing to do—it can also be a legal requirement. For the first time in decades, Title IX regulations, which protect pregnant and parenting students, are being updated and expected to be in effect in October. Join us to explore the new legal requirements designed to provide proactive support for pregnant and parenting students. Our expert presenter, Jessica Lee from The Pregnant Scholar, will discuss the changes in the law and strategies for meeting these standards on your campus.
Featuring
Jessica Lee
Director, The Pregnant Scholar Initiative; Senior Staff Attorney, Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Jessica Lee is the Senior Staff Attorney at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco’s Center for WorkLife Law, and Director of the Center’s Pregnant Scholar Initiative, the nationwide legal resource center for pregnant and parenting students and postdocs. Jessica’s research and advocacy advances gender and racial equity in the workplace and in education, and she is a nationally-recognized expert on the laws at the intersection of employment, education, and maternal and infant health.
She provides a wide scope of partner organizations with know-your-rights training and strategic tools. Model legislation co-drafted by Jessica has been enacted in Congress and at the state level, she regularly advises state and local enforcement agencies, and Jessica has guided dozens of educational institutions through drafting and implementing family-responsive policies. She also provides know-your-rights resources and trainings to educate parents and change-makers on the legal rights of caregivers in the workplace and in education–translating complicated legal issues into approachable and useful tools for thousands of non-lawyers.
Her work has been covered by a variety of press, from the New York Times to the BBC, and her writing has appeared in publications ranging from Harvard Business Review and The Chronicle of Higher Education to law reviews and medical journals.
Prior to joining the Center, Jessica was a Bertha Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights. Jessica earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University.
About the Michelson Pregnant and Parenting Student Virtual Learning Series
As part of the Pregnant and Parenting Student Initiative, Michelson 20MM has launched a virtual learning series, The State of Pregnant and Parenting Students in California. Through the series we will bring together advocates, non-profit leaders, professors, researchers, administrators, policymakers, and students for robust conversations around best practices to ensure the success of pregnant/parenting students.
We are proud to support ITUP, a Michelson 20MM Spark Grantee, as they work to protect vulnerable populations by breaking down barriers to digital healthcare and increasing digital equity within California.
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This Women’s History Month, we recognize the resilience and strength of pregnant and parenting students who have overcome unique challenges in their pursuit of higher education while raising children.
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By investing in parenting students, we can help to create a more equitable and just society where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. Learn more from a discussion with the California State University Student Parent Network Advisory Committee.
Continue readingJoin the Michelson 20MM Foundation as we uplift and share emerging best practices for AB 2881 implementation throughout California in support of pregnant and parenting students.
The new law requires colleges and universities in California to provide priority registration for student parents by July 2023, and to notify them of resources and supports critical to their success by February 2023. This law is the first of its kind in the nation and represents a major victory for student parents. The Michelson Center for Public Policy was proud to co-sponsor AB 2881, which will remove barriers that inhibit academic success and degree attainment for student parents at California’s community colleges, CSUs, and UCs, as well as bring greater attention to their needs.
Keynote Address by:
MARC BERMAN
23rd California Assembly District
Opening Remarks by:
ALYA MICHELSON
Co-chair, Michelson Philanthropies
Moderated by:
DR. QUEENA HOANG
Senior Program Manager, Student Basic Needs, Michelson 20MM Foundation
Speakers include:
DR. TINA CHEUK
Assistant Professor, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
JESSICA LEE
Director, Pregnant Scholar Initiative, UC College of the Law San Francisco
PAMELA LEWIS
Director, Women’s & Gender Equity Center, CSU Long Beach
DR. LARISSA MERCADO-LOPEZ
Department Chair and Professor, Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies, CSU Fresno
HALEY MYERS DILLON
Director, Parent and Family Programs, Sacramento State
Together with our allies in the Student Basic Needs space, we have made tremendous strides in supporting the 50% of Community College students who are food insecure, the 11% of California State University students who are homeless, and the 20% of students across California who are parents.
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Public Advocates will leverage a Spark Grant to increase the understanding of student housing insecurity and aim to stimulate state-wide investments in student housing with an emphasis on low-income, BIPOC, immigrant, and parenting students.
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Queena Hoang has joined the Michelson 20MM Foundation as Student Basic Needs Senior Program Manager. She will lead the foundation’s Student Basic Needs initiative, which seeks to increase persistence and graduation rates through systems change, research, and technological innovations that help students meet their basic needs.
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