Postsecondary credentials are necessary to access living wage jobs, but for millions of Californians these credentials remain out of reach due to inadequate support for student basic needs. As part of the 2021-2022 budget, California has invested millions of dollars...
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Phillip Kim Discusses Michelson Impact Ventures on SullivanSays
By Justin Chapman Michelson Impact Ventures is a social change fund deploying impact investment capital into early-stage, purpose-driven, for-profit startups. Jerry Sullivan, former LA Business Journal editor who now runs his own media outlet called...
Phillip Kim Talks Impact Investing on SullivanSays Podcast
Jerry Sullivan, former LA Business Journal editor who now runs his own media outlet called SullivanSays SoCal, interviews Michelson Impact Ventures Managing Director Phillip Kim about Michelson’s 50-company portfolio and social impact investment philosophy—doing well...
Creating an Open Environment for Learning
The Open Education Conference saw experts from around the world explore learning resources across the educational sphere. This article was originally published on 20mm.org. Making the Case for Accurate Course Marking When I started looking into the...
Phillip Kim Discusses Textbook Affordability on SullivanSays Podcast
By Justin Chapman California Governor Gavin Newsom recently called the college textbook industry a “racket” as the cost of textbooks has become a barrier to success and completion of degrees for California’s 2.1 million community college students. For ten years,...
How Young Invincibles Is Ensuring Student Basic Needs Dollars Are Spent Equitably
Through a Spark Grant from Michelson 20MM Foundation, Young Invincibles will provide outreach and education to community colleges on the expectations and requirements of basic needs centers. By Miguel Leon Prior to COVID-19, the student basic needs crisis in the...
Making Textbooks More Affordable
Jerry Sullivan, former LA Business Journal editor who now runs his own media outlet called SullivanSays SoCal, interviews Michelson 20MM Foundation CEO Phillip Kim about the campaign to make textbooks more affordable for community college students. AUDIO ...
Get to Know Our Student Basic Needs Spark Grantees
The Michelson 20MM Foundation is proud to announce that they are committing $100,000 to organizations that are doing important work to help students meet their basic needs. This article was initially published on 20MM.org. The true cost of college, including...
Announcing the 2021 Michelson Open Education Scholarship Recipients
The Michelson 20MM Foundation awards scholarships to a cohort of community members who will attend the 2021 Open Education Conference. This article was published on 20mm.org. As a proud sponsor of the 2021 Open Education Conference, the Michelson 20MM Foundation is...
ACCT Leadership Congress: Community Colleges Cultivate Equitable Learning Environments
The ACCT Leadership Congress is the largest professional development opportunity for community college trustees, presidents, and other thought and policy leaders. By Ryan Erickson-Kulas Last week the Michelson 20MM Foundation had the pleasure of sponsoring, attending,...
Why the Textbook Affordability Fight Must Move Beyond Student Voice
Many students struggle to afford textbooks and other course material. They deserve so much more. By Cailyn Nagle It is time to retire “student voice.” I do not mean we should stop listening to the voices of students, but that students deserve so much more than...
Cailyn Nagle Talks Campaign Planning and Textbook Affordability at Student Senate Conference
Cailyn Nagle dives into the overarching principles surrounding the push for textbook affordability. Expanding the Use of Free Open Course Materials Students across the country have been drivers of the expanding use of free open course materials and have worked...