Working toward an Equitable and Prosperous Future for All

How Community Colleges and Immigrants Are Changing America
Herausgeber: Casner-Lotto, Jill

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book shares the perspectives of community college CEOs and examines the role of leadership in adopting institutional-wide strategies and allocating resources that have advanced immigrant and refugee integration on campus and in the community.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9781475847253
• ISBN-10: 1475847254
• Artikelnr.: 56737694

Autorenporträt

Jill Casner-Lotto serves as director of the Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education (CCCIE), where she oversees research, communications, and policy development. She is the author of several CCCIE reports and articles providing best practices and resources to guide colleges in implementing immigrant/refugee education and workforce programs focused on ESL integrated career pathways, holistic student support services, and community-based, cross-sector partnerships. Teresita B. Wisell serves as vice president of workforce development and community education at Westchester Community College, part of the State University of New York. She also serves as executive director of the Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education. In 2014, the White House recognized Ms. Wisell as a Champion of Change for her contributions to workplace citizenship programs.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Walter Bumphus
President and CEO
American Association of Community Colleges Preface Teresita B. Wisell
Vice President
Workforce Development and Community Education
and Executive Director
Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education
Westchester Community College Acknowledgements Introduction Jill Casner-Lotto
Director
Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education
Westchester Community College Part I: Executive-Level Commitment: Developing an Immigrant Education Strategy and Making It Work A Reflective Narrative: No Risk
No Reward-Unlocking Opportunity in a Changing America Suzette Brooks Masters
Consultant on Immigration and Immigrant Integration Issues Chapter 1: Managing the New Normal: Presidential Leadership for Effective Community College Immigrant Education Programs Belinda S. Miles
President
Westchester Community College Chapter 2: Toward Equity: The Immigrant Experience at Miami Dade College Malou C. Harrison
President
InterAmerican and North Campuses
Miami Dade College Chapter 3: Taking the Support of Immigrant Students to New Heights Gail O. Mellow
President
LaGuardia Community College Chapter 4: The CEO's Role in Building Education Pathways for All Aspiring Americans Lee D. Lambert
Chancellor
Pima Community College Chapter 5: Providing Equitable Education as a Daily Call to Action Jeff Wagnitz
Vice President for Academic Affairs
and Rolita Flores Ezeonu
Former Dean of Instruction for Transfer and Pre-College Education
Highline College Part II: Front-Line Teams Dedicated to Success of New Americans: Designing Pathways to College and Careers Chapter 6: LaGuardia Community College's Noncredit Pathways for New Americans John Hunt
Executive Director
Executive Director for Adult Community Learning
LaGuardia Community College Chapter 7: South Texas College: Accelerated Pathways for Immigrants in the Rio Grande Valley Juan Carlos Aguirre
Dean of Continuing Professional and Workforce Education
and Matthew Hebbard
Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Chapter 8: Helping Skilled Immigrants and Refugees Transition to Jobs: How Pima Community College Taps Unrealized Workforce Talent Adam Hostetter
Director
El Pueblo Liberty Learning Center
Montserrat Caballero
Volunteer and Student Engagement Advanced Coordinator
Norma Sandoval
English Language Instructor and Immigrant Navigator
and Regina Suitt
Vice President of Adult Basic Education and Developmental Education Chapter 9: The Montgomery College Experience with Workforce Education for Adult English-Language Learners Donna Kinerney
Dean of Instruction
Montgomery College Chapter 10: Data-Driven Redesign Provides New Pathways to College and Careers Cynthia Hatch
ESOL & TESOL Program Developer and Instructional Designer
Northern Virginia Community College A Reflective Narrative: We Are Not All the Same: Listening to Concerns of Beginning English-Language Learners Heide Spruck Wrigley
Author and Consultant
Literacywork International Conclusion Jill Casner-Lotto
Director
Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education
Westchester Community College About the Editors About the Contributors Index