18. Removing Education Barriers for 2.1 Million Community College Students with Marina Aminy

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The episode discusses the intersection of equity, innovation, and access in California's community college system through the experiences of Dr. Marina Aminy.

transcript: https://tinyurl.com/5n6tzvd2 In this episode of Equity Leadership Now!, host Dr. Jabari Mahiri, co-host Dr. Jennifer Elemen, and guest Dr. Marina Aminy discuss the intersection of equity, innovation, and access in California's community college system. Dr. Aminy begins by sharing her personal and professional journey, rooted in her experience as an Afghan refugee and first-generation college student. Aminy describes her journey as a first-generation doctoral candidate, recog...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jabari Mahiri

Guest: Dr. Marina Aminy

Topics covered

• equity
• innovation
• access
• community college
• education barriers
• personal journey

Keywords

• community college
• equity
• education barriers
• innovation
• Afghan refugee
• first-generation student

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Places: California

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