City College Strengthens Defense Against 'Ghost Students'
New technologies implemented across California Community Colleges and within City College’s enrollment system are yielding strong results, vigorously combating financial aid fraud.
Lisa Cooper Wilkins
Free City Oversight Committee Continues to Uphold the Program
Students and faculty urged City College’s Free City Oversight Committee to strengthen and expand the tuition program, calling on Mayor Daniel Lurie to restore funding and remove barriers like repayment requirements and residency restrictions.
Update: CCSF Administrators Chip Away at Ghost Busting Ahead of Fall Semester
The administration's actions to combat ghost students appear to finally be taking effect, just in time for fall enrollment.
Champion of the Student Underdog: The Life and Times of Dr. Lisa Cooper Wilkins
Dr. Lisa Cooper Wilkins was appointed the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs at City College in 2020. In the years since, the college has seen a revolving door of chancellors and struggled with its decline in enrollment. Now faced with future deficits, the college leans on Wilkins’ optimism within S
Free City Funding Chopped in Half: Students Left to Question Their Fate Under Lurie’s Reign
When Board of Trustees president Alan Wong sat down at Mayor London Breed’s desk with the newly appointed Interim Chancellor Mitchell Bailey, they were there for what they thought would be a straightforward meeting to introduce the new chancellor. It was a calm, clear day in June after the spring se
Two Firms, No Team: City College Faces a Marketing Gap
City College finds itself at a crossroads. With no internal marketing team, the college has enlisted the help of two external firms — ASIR Visual Marketing for enrollment campaigns and Voler Strategic Advisors for public relations and storytelling. While this arrangement provides some coverage, the
Student Enrollment Gets New Plan of Attack
The Chancellor announced his plan to address the issue of student enrollment, a document now known as the “Student Enrollment Management Plan”. The plan is co-led by Vice Chancellor Lisa Cooper Wilkins and Interim Vice Chancellor David Yee