1. LEAGUE OF INNOVATION CONFERENCE MARCH 22, 2016 PRESENTERS: MARITZA CORDERO, JANET KNAPP-CAPORALE AND NICOLE REAVES Reshaping the College with Equity in Mind Wilbur Wright College City Colleges of Chicago

3. Equality vs. Equity “Of all the civil rights for which the world has struggled and fought for 5,000 years, the right to learn is undoubtedly the most fundamental” -W.E.B. Du Bois

4. The Face of Higher Education is Changing

5. Low-income Students are less likely to Complete College

6. Students of Color are less likely to Complete College

7. Inequities in College Readiness

8. Inequities in Educational Opportunities in College

12. Center for Urban Education

13. 3 Increase achievement of learning outcomes for underserved students using direct assessment measures 1 Increase student access to and participation in high-impact practices 2 Increase course completion, retention, and graduation rates for low income, first generation, adult learners and/or minority students 4 Increase student understanding of guided learning pathways that incorporate HIPs and the value to workforce preparation and engaged citizenship (i.e., completion with purpose) Increase the number of students earning college credentials of economic value Increase the rate of transfer to bachelor’s degree programs following City Colleges graduation Drastically improve outcomes for students requiring remediation Increase the number and share of ABE/GED/ESL students who advance to and succeed in college- level courses Increase completion and successful transfer of students of color and low- income Increase student retention/persistence of students of color and low-income Increase student success in remedial/developmental courses of students of color and low-income Close the equity gaps ALIGNMENT OF GOALS CCC REINVENTION GOALS EQUITY ACADEMY WRIGHT COLLEGE

14. Interactive Session

15. Knowing who your students are and will be What success has your institution had in enrolling and educating students from underserved populations (students of color, low-income, first- generation, adult learners)? Committing to Equity and Inclusive Excellence: A Campus Guide for Self-Study and Planning, AAC&U

16. Committing to frank, hard dialogues about the climate for underserved students on your campus, with the goal of effecting a paradigm sift in language and actions Does your institution’s practices and policies accommodate differences in students’ contexts for their learning? Committing to Equity and Inclusive Excellence: A Campus Guide for Self-Study and Planning, AAC&U

17. Investing in culturally competent practices that lead to the success of underserved students—and of all students Are your faculty, staff, and administrators developing cultural competence so that they are prepared to teach and serve all of today’s diverse students? Committing to Equity and Inclusive Excellence: A Campus Guide for Self-Study and Planning, AAC&U

18. Making student achievement—including underserved student achievement—visible and valued Does your institution track and respond to data on student achievement to ensure that it is equitable across different groups? Committing to Equity and Inclusive Excellence: A Campus Guide for Self-Study and Planning, AAC&U

19. References  Committing To Equity And Inclusive Excellence: A Campus Guide for Self-Study https://secure.aacu.org/store/detail.aspx?id=GMSCEQ  Step Up and Lead for Equity: What Higher Education Can Do to Reverse Our Deepening Divides https://secure.aacu.org/store/detail.aspx?id=GMSSU https://secure.aacu.org/store/detail.aspx?id=GMSSU  Keith Witham, Lindsey E. Malcom-Piqueux, Alicia C. Dowd, and Estela Mara Bensimon. (2015) America's Unmet Promise: The Imperative for Equity in Higher Education  Cheryl D. Ching, Cheryl D. (2013) Why Race. https://cue.usc.edu/files/2016/01/CUE_WhyRace_2013.pdf https://cue.usc.edu/files/2016/01/CUE_WhyRace_2013.pdf  Design Principles for Equity and Excellence at Hispanic-Serving Institutions htt Design Principles for Equity and Excellence at Hispanic-Serving Institutions ps://cue.usc.edu/files/2016/01/30207- PerspectivasPolicyBrief_Issue4-2.pdfps://cue.usc.edu/files/2016/01/30207- PerspectivasPolicyBrief_Issue4-2.pdf

20. THANK YOU! NICOLE REAVES NREAVES2@CCC.EDUNREAVES2@CCC.EDU MARITZA CODERO LCORDERO5@CCC.EDULCORDERO5@CCC.EDU JANET KNAPP-CAPORALE JKNAPP-CAPORALE@CCC.EDUJKNAPP-CAPORALE@CCC.EDU