Today, January 19th, the Campaign for College Opportunity will honor seven California leaders at the 2021 Legislative Dean’s List Reception in a virtual celebration. The Legislative Dean’s List recognizes and honors state leaders whose efforts were fundamental to guiding and securing student-centered policies aimed at increasing college access, affordability, and student success in 2021.
The seven honorees have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to closing racial equity gaps, increasing college opportunity, and fostering a higher education system that truly serves all Californians.
WHAT: The Campaign will host a virtual, one-hour celebration acknowledging the exemplary efforts of some of the state’s top legislative leaders.
WHO: The Campaign for College Opportunity and the following honorees:
- California Governor Gavin Newsom – Distinction in Higher Education Vision & Investment
- Assemblymember Marc Berman (AD-24) – Distinction in Transforming Transfer
- Lorena Gonzalez, former Assemblymember (AD-80) – Distinction in Courageous Pandemic Response
- Senator Ben Hueso (SD-40) – Distinction in Providing Pipelines to College Opportunity
- Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (AD-44) – Distinction in Statewide Higher Education Leadership
- Senator Connie Leyva (SD-20) – Distinction in Expanding College Access for All
- Jeanice Warden-Washington, Chief Consultant for the Assembly Higher Education Committee – Distinction in Student-Centered Policy Design
WHEN: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Virtual event on Zoom – Register here
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The Campaign for College Opportunity is a California non-profit bipartisan policy and research organization focused on a single mission: to ensure all Californians have an equal opportunity to attend and succeed in college in order to build a vibrant workforce, economy and democracy. For more information, visit www.CollegeCampaign.org/ Facebook.com/CollegeCampaign or follow @CollegeOpp on Twitter and Instagram.