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CSUCI, SBCC get multimillion-dollar gifts from MacKenzie Scott

By   /  Tuesday, June 15th, 2021  /  Higher Education, Latest news, Nonprofits, right, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on CSUCI, SBCC get multimillion-dollar gifts from MacKenzie Scott

Amazon billionaire MacKenzie Scott gave away another $2.7 billion on June 15, including $20 million for Santa Barbara City College and $15 million for CSU Channel Islands near Camarillo. Scott announced the new round of gifts with a blog post that lists all 286 recipients, most of them public institutions and private nonprofits in higher Read More →

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Region’s universities strive for workplace inclusiveness

By   /  Friday, June 11th, 2021  /  Higher Education, Latest news, right, Subscriber content, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Region’s universities strive for workplace inclusiveness

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Armor startup wins UCSB New Venture Competition

By   /  Friday, May 28th, 2021  /  Higher Education, Latest news, Small Business, Startups  /  Comments Off on Armor startup wins UCSB New Venture Competition

EEL Armor, a startup focused on creating a new and affordable lightweight armor meant to stop the penetration of bullets from assault rifles, won the 2021 New Venture Competition hosted by UC Santa Barbara’s Technology Management Program on May 20. EEL Armor also won the people’s choice award at the event, helping the company net Read More →

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Opinion: Making real change with CLU’s new Black Lives Fellowship program

By   /  Friday, May 14th, 2021  /  Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Opinion: Making real change with CLU’s new Black Lives Fellowship program

By Regina D. Biddings-Muro Leadership takes courage. Acts of courage will likely make you stand out — and sometimes in ways that will make some uncomfortable. By way of introduction, allow me to share that I am the first person of color to serve on the executive cabinet in the history of California Lutheran University. Read More →

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Labor secretary promotes job training, community colleges

By   /  Monday, May 10th, 2021  /  Higher Education, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Labor secretary promotes job training, community colleges

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh said May 10 that he wants to promote expanded partnerships with community colleges to support manufacturing jobs that have gone begging in Ventura County and on the Central Coast. Walsh spoke at the annual conference of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, which was held virtually. In Read More →

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Opinion: California’s road to decarbonization

By   /  Friday, May 7th, 2021  /  Energy, Green Coast, Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, South Coast, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Opinion: California’s road to decarbonization

By David Lea, Kyle Meng, Olivier Deschenes, Ranjit Deshmukh and Paige Weber The world is jointly confronting two pressing issues: climate change and rising inequality. These problems are also intricately linked. The imperative to address climate change is overlaid on a world that is deeply unequal, which is likely to worsen under climate change. Yet, Read More →

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Opinion: What a difference a year makes for Cal Poly’s AngelCon

By   /  Friday, May 7th, 2021  /  Central Coast, Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Startups, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Opinion: What a difference a year makes for Cal Poly’s AngelCon

By Judy Mahan This Friday, the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Small Business Development Center COVID Task Force congregates via Zoom for our now-monthly meeting — what a difference a year makes. Last year, at this time, the COVID Task Force met weekly, with multiple triage meetings throughout the week. The goal was Read More →