Office of Community College Research and Leadership
Our mission is to use research and evaluation methods to improve policies, programs, and practices to enhance community college education and transition to college for diverse learners at the state, national, and international levels.
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Key Elements to Successfully Connecting Foster Care Youth to Educational Resources for Postsecondary Success
Episode 49, May 1, 2021
In this episode, Nathaniel Stewart talks with Mauriell Amechi, Regina Gavin Williams, and Blayne Stone Jr. about how the transitions and pathways to postsecondary education are similar and different for Black former foster care students. The scholars also discuss key elements to successfully connect foster care youth to educational resources that help advance the postsecondary education opportunities for this student population.
OCCRL UPDATE on Research and Leadership
Fall 2020 Update
This issue includes the following articles:
- The Multiple and Nuanced Ways Universities Perpetuate Settler Colonial Aims of Erasure for Indigenous Students
- Parenting Students in Higher Education Benefit from Community Colleges, but More Research is Needed
- Advancing Equity in Career and Technical Education in Illinois
- Latinx Community College Students: Navigating Pathways to the Doctorate
- Foster Youth and Basic-Needs Insecurity
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