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Samuel Merritt University offers a Doctor of Nursing practice fellowship through a partnership with Sutter Health aimed at developing future health equity nursing leaders. Irene A. was the first recipient of this fellowship. Her health equity project investigated medication adherence among Latinx patients. Irene said her goal was to shed some light on providing care that's culturally competent and attuned to the Latinx community, and then also provide the resources to the Latinx community to be able to better care for their own health. Visit https://lnkd.in/g4uYJa3j to read the full story and learn more about resources offered at SMU and other private colleges. 📸: Courtesy of Samuel Merritt University

Join us at the AICCU Annual Meeting for an overview on federal political and legislative updates featuring AICCU's Thomas Vu and Jon Fansmith of the American Council on Education. Register at AICCUAnnualMeeting.com.

AICCU and our education deans and directors met today to discuss current topics impacting the educator workforce. Thank you to the following guest speakers for joining us: Mary Vixie Sandy, LeAnn Fong-Batkin, Kristin Calderone, Natalie Wheatfall-Lum, and Lange Parks Luntao. Discussions included updates from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the California Cradle-to-Career Data System, as well as strategies from EdTrust-West to increase teacher diversity. These valuable insights help us strengthen pathways to supply the state’s future workforce.  

Renee Pozza, dean and professor for the School of Nursing at Azusa Pacific University, appeared alongside AICCU at an Assembly Higher Ed hearing yesterday to share her insights on SB 895. Thank you, Renee, for coming to Sacramento and for your advocacy on behalf of our nursing programs. 

Jessie Ryan officially took office today as the new president of the Campaign for College Opportunity. We talked with Jessie about what she has planned for the future of the Campaign on Insights with AICCU. Stay tuned for the new episode coming out this month and catch up on the rest of our podcast at spoti.fi/3ryRY7T.

Strengthening community college transfer is critical in maintaining our diverse student population following the SCOTUS decision banning the consideration of race in admissions. Join us at the AICCU Annual Meeting for a discussion on this important topic with AICCU President Kristen F. Soares and California Community Colleges Chancellor Sonya Christian. Register at AICCUAnnualMeeting.com.

AICCU applauds Gov. Gavin Newsom and the #CALeg for developing a final budget agreement that largely protects the state’s investments in higher education access, support, and financial aid for students. Full statement: bit.ly/4eyTpHg.

AICCU supports the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, which would make higher education more affordable and accessible for millions of students and strengthen the structure of the Pell Grant program for future generations. Full statement: bit.ly/4cAYhdi.

Over 50 students participated in the Spring College Fair hosted earlier this week at Occidental College. It’s just one of the many events from the #CAPrivateCollegeIsPossible initiative that connects students with resources and information from private, nonprofit colleges and universities. Learn more about upcoming events and access resources from 40+ private colleges at https://lnkd.in/g4uYJa3j.