Black/ African American Students
A2MEND
The mission of African American Male Education Network Development (A2MEND) is to ensure the interest and success of underrepresented students, faculty, staff and administrators at California’s community colleges through mentoring to foster institutional change within the community college system. Through the Student Leadership Mentor Academy, the program provides support, guidance, professional development, and networking opportunities to our students. A2MEND addresses the existing racial and equity achievement gaps among underrepresented students. The aim is to improve academic success, close achievement gaps, increase underrepresented students transfer rates and to develop culturally competent servant student leaders.
Umoja
The Umoja program actively serves and promotes student success for all students through a curriculum and pedagogy responsive to the legacy of the African and African American Diasporas. Umoja provides programming, curriculum, training, assessment, and knowledge sharing to colleges across the state as well as strengthens relationships with transfer partner institutions and cultivates Umoja programming with secondary schools. Umoja plays a significant role in the equity work in the community college system to close the achievement gap, especially for historically under resourced students.