Cultivating Leaders for Higher Education
Creating Diverse California Community Colleges through HBCU Partnerships (P2P)
Who We Are
Pipelines to Possibilities Program – (P2P) is a cohort-style graduate internship program designed for students of color completing their master’s degrees at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with an interest in teaching and administration in higher education at California Community Colleges. The P2P program is a co-op-partnership managed through the California Community College Chancellor’s Office.
How We Work
P2P is intended to foster the development of incoming faculty of color to understand the complexities of the California Community Colleges system and provide strategies to enhance employment success in finding a faculty position upon graduation. Through this program, California Community Colleges aim to diversify their educators and represent their diverse student populations.
What People Say
Pipelines 2 Possibilities means a lot to me. Although, I was in my last semester of my Masters of Higher Education & Administration at an HBCU, there were still a cultural and social development component that I could only receive at P2P. What can I say, THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN! I can genuinely attest that I have grown more as a leader, an educator, and a connector than anywhere else. P2P has inspired me on so many levels. The model and framework that Helen and the team have created is something that I will never forget.
– Desmond A. Baker M.A.