CCWT hosts and offers a variety of speaking engagements related to improving career outcomes for students! This page is a searchable repository for all of CCWT’s recorded events.
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Examining the Postsecondary Education Pathways and Successes for Former Gang Members
September 2022
This study draws from two-part qualitative interviews with former gang members who earned four-year and advanced degrees. Findings center on the precollege experiences, motivations to enroll in college, and processes of becoming a collegian.
Dr. Adrian H. Huerta is an Assistant Professor of Education in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. His research focuses on boys and young men of color, college access and equity, and gang associated youth.
Familia/Family as Counterspace for Students of Color in Postsecondary STEM Contexts
July 2022
Nidia Bañuelos has a conversation with Dr. Blanca Rincón.
Exploring unpaid internships: Issues of access, equity, and learning
April 7, 2022
0:00:00 Panel 1:New research on unpaid internships
0:54:11 Panel 2: Fundraising to subsidize unpaid internships: How can employers, educators, and policymakers secure funds to pay all interns?
1:52:53 Panel 3: Campus based strategies for change: What are some success stories at the campus level for ensuring that all student interns are paid?
2:53:06 Breakout Session: Lightning rounds of more strategies for funding and supporting internships
4:01:19 Next Steps: Working session on developing a national strategy to address unpaid internships