Degrees of Change

A podcast from California Competes: Higher Education for a Strong Economy that explores how smart higher education and workforce policies can help Californians learn, contribute, and thrive. Through candid conversations with thought leaders, policymakers, and practitioners, this podcast brings bold ideas and practical solutions to address some of the state’s most pressing challenges.

Contributors

Host

Dr. Su Jin Jez

As CEO of California Competes, Dr. Su Jin Jez leads the organization in advancing nonpartisan, fiscally responsible policy solutions to strengthen higher education and workforce systems across California. A former professor of Public Policy and Administration at California State University, Sacramento, Dr. Jez brings over a decade of academic and policy expertise. Her applied research focused on economic mobility, college success, and institutional effectiveness has informed decision-makers at the state, national, and international levels. A respected voice in higher education reform, she has been widely published and recognized with honors including the Stanford University Alumni Excellence in Education Award and CAEL’s Pamela Tate Rise Award. Dr. Jez serves on several boards and councils focused on postsecondary policy and antipoverty initiatives, including California's Cradle-to-Career Data System, Credential Engine, and Tipping Point Community.

https://californiacompetes.org/team/su-jin-gatlin-jez/

Guests

Guest

Pat Callan

For decades, Pat Callan has been one of the nation's most respected leaders in higher education reform. He served as president of some of our nation’s most influential organizations, such as the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and the Higher Education Policy Institute, and as a leader of several state postsecondary education commissions—including California’s former entity.

He has published many articles and papers on higher education policy, educational opportunity, public accountability, financing of higher education, and state policy leadership. He coauthored Designing State Higher Education Systems for a New Century and Financing American Higher Education in the Age of Globalization. He is coeditor of Public and Private Financing of Higher Education: Shaping Public Policy for the Future and The Learning Connection, New Partnerships between Schools and Colleges.

Guest appearance on:

Reimagining California’s Master Plan with Pat Callan