For the past several decades, Native nations have not experienced digital redlining; they have experienced digital indifference, a situation bound to persist unless greater investments are made to bridge the digital divide in tribal communities.
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How is the CSU serving pregnant and parenting students? Who are these students and how are they being reached? How are their voices being heard and incorporated into equity work across the state? These are questions our panelists sought to answer.
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On March 10, 2022, during Open Education Week, join the Michelson 20MM Foundation to learn more about the current state of textbook affordability at the UC, CCC, and CSU systems and pose questions to those on the ground.
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1,600 incarcerated individuals selflessly volunteer to join the Fire Camps and fight on the front lines year after year in California. Through a recent Spark Grant, the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program will expand its services to recruit and prepare currently incarcerated firefighters for long-term employment in the fire services.
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Hustle in Higher Education shines a light on the strategic networks Latinx students with conviction histories form as they navigate the challenges and bureaucracy of higher education and go from surviving to thriving.
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Join the Michelson 20MM Foundation and our co-hosts the California Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Southern California Grantmakers for our next Connecting California event, “The Power of Advocacy: How Nonprofits Are Shaping Broadband Policy In California.”
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While much of Michelson 20MM’s attention and excitement has gone towards Governor Newsom’s historic investment of $115 million in the Zero-Textbook-Cost degree program, there have been other equally impactful projects in the areas of intellectual property education, Student Basic Needs, digital equity, and in particular Smart Justice.
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Through a Michelson Spark Grant, UCI will expand the resources the Underground Scholars Initiative can offer students by hiring an Outreach Coordinator and Retention Coordinator while also participating in a statewide, year-long Underground Scholars Policy Fellowship Program.
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Kenia Miranda Verdugo has joined the Michelson 20MM Foundation as Smart Justice Program Manager. In her new role, Kenia will lead the foundation’s Smart Justice initiative, which strives to create innovative pathways to educational attainment, employment, and economic opportunity for system-impacted communities and people.
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What are the biggest challenges faced by this parenting students? Who is ultimately responsible for ensuring pregnant and parenting student success, and how is the California State University System doing in supporting them? Join us on February 24th to learn more!
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