College Success for Opportunity Youth

UMass Club, Amherst Room, One Beacon Street, Boston

​Please join us for the release of a new report on expanding post-secondary pathways for opportunity youth.  You’ll learn about the challenges and opportunities from the perspectives of both students and community college leaders. We will also discuss system and policy recommendations that could make community college more navigable for opportunity youth and first generation college students.

 

Speakers

Lili Allen, Associate Vice President, Reconnection Designs, Jobs for the Future
Mo Barbosa, Director of Community Engagement, Health Resources in Action 
Richard Curtis, Vice President of Workforce Development, State Street Corporation
Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College
Kyle Gathers, Student, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Christine Williams, Director of Strategic Initiatives, MA Department of Higher Education