“Data doesn’t drive itself. We have to provide the drivers and the capacity for initial training, and continue education throughout the state.” -OCCRL Director Lorenzo Baber, at center below More at partnershipfcc.org/seventeen-equi….

For those heading to ASHE this week!

Best part of this gig is supporting emerging scholars - congrats to OCCRL at Illinois graduate research assistants on leading this publication! #PubAlert

Dear Black community, let’s center our healing and continue to resist! My Chicago Sun-Times piece explores #radicalhealing for Black Americans thru personal/collective care, #radicalhope, and #joy: “Radical healing isn’t enduring—it’s action rooted in care, resistance, and hope”

The Drum by Nikki Giovanni daddy says the world is a drum tight and hard and i told him i'm gonna beat out my own rhythm What a beautiful rhythm, thanks for sharing it with the world. Rest in Love & Peace. #NikkiGiovanni

A webinar today featuring OCCRL senior research assistant Nina Owolabi and OCCRL research assistant Aidana Sirgebayeva ... learn more and register at occrl.illinois.edu/our-products/e….

Thanks to our editors for this special issue on ideas&ideology in the politics of higher ed. Check out our reflections on the rise, again, of potent anti-equity political ideology and insights on resistance. Hit me up if you need access. Quinn Mulroy tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Staff members and friends NeilStBlues in downtown Champaign this evening. Happy holidays from OCCRL!

My favorite readings of 2024. Best moment was finishing the “How to Train Your Dragon” series with my boys. We absolutely loved reading/listening to all 12 books over the last two years.

Proud to work with colleagues like Felecia Commodore in EPOL! education.illinois.edu/about/news-eve…

Howard University Receives “Research One” Carnegie Classification Indicating Highest Level of Research Production | The Dig at Howard University thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/ho…

OCCRL Director Lorenzo Baber (pictured below) will lead the Feb. 25 "The Unfinished Promise of Brown v. Board of Education" talk and panel discussion Parkland College, as part of Parkland's #BlackHistoryMonth programs: occrl.illinois.edu/our-products/e….

A host of distinguished speakers, panelists and guests were at Parkland College in Champaign last night for the event "The Unfinished Promise of Brown v. Board of Education" led by Lorenzo D. Baber, Pamela Lau, and Wanda E. Ward. Thanks to all involved for making this happen!

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Incredibly fortunate to have President Ikenberry as a faculty colleague in the EOL department during my first stint University of Illinois. A conversation with him was a master class in thoughtful, visionary leadership. Sending love to Judy and the family. Thank you Stan, rest well. ❤️❤️

As our nation changes by the day, discover the influence that Anna Julia Cooper (1858-1964) had on adult education and community college, and how we can reshape these institutions into what they should be. Read more at occrl.illinois.edu/our-products/v….

Community College graduate (PasadenaCityCollege) and transfer student (UCLA) is part of the legacy of 42

Our Adult Learner Guidebook helps practitioners conceptualize the needs of this student population and the many roles of the community college alongside them. occrl.illinois.edu/our-products/a…