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A great honor to be trusted with the role of Interim Department Head or EPOL! Challenging times but I believe in us - our intellectual talent, graceful determination, & creative energy will continue to carry us through. The marathon continues, the baton is ours, LET'S GO!
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L.Baber retweeted
5 Sep 2025
Dr. Lorenzo Baber, the director of OCCRL who is pictured below, has been named the interim head of the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at #ILLINOIS. Learn more via our Sept. 5 Network News: emails.illinois.edu/newslett….
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L.Baber retweeted
19 May 2025
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-produ…
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L.Baber retweeted
14 Apr 2025
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-produ….
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ALT An old registration notice from Frelinghuysen University
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Community College graduate (@PCCLancer) and transfer student (@UCLA) is part of the legacy of 42
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Incredibly fortunate to have President Ikenberry as a faculty colleague in the EOL department during my first stint @UofIllinois. A conversation with him was a master class in thoughtful, visionary leadership. Sending love to Judy and the family.
Thank you Stan, rest well. ❤️❤️
1 Apr 2025
Former UI President Stan Ikenberry, 90, died Tuesday morning at his home in Boca Grande, Fla., surrounded by family.
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26 Feb 2025
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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ALT Wanda E. Ward, executive associate chancellor for public engagement at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, giving opening remarks
ALT Dr. Lorenzo D. Baber giving his keynote address
ALT Panelists Dante Studamire, Angela Ward and Sheila Boozer, left to right
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L.Baber retweeted
17 Feb 2025
OCCRL Director Lorenzo Baber (pictured below) will lead the Feb. 25 "The Unfinished Promise of Brown v. Board of Education" talk and panel discussion @parklandcollege, as part of Parkland's #BlackHistoryMonth programs: occrl.illinois.edu/our-produ….
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Howard University Receives “Research One” Carnegie Classification Indicating Highest Level of Research Production | The Dig at Howard University thedig.howard.edu/all-storie…
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Proud to work with colleagues like @FeleciaElana in EPOL!
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L.Baber retweeted
14 Dec 2024
Staff members and friends @neilstblues in downtown Champaign this evening. Happy holidays from OCCRL!
ALT Staff members and friends of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership at Neil St. Blues in downtown Champaign
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L.Baber retweeted
12 Dec 2024
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. @quinnmulroy tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Proud to report the publication of the special issue of 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 that I co-edited with David Johnson. The theme is "Ideas and Ideologies in Higher Education Policy."
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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L.Baber retweeted
11 Dec 2024
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-produ….
11 Dec 2024
‼️#today
#CCCOERwebinar – Exploring OER Use in Illinois:
Equity Questions and Opportunities
🗓️Today – Dec 11
⏰ 12pm PST / 3pm EST
🔎 bit.ly/4gaQpBm
Featuring:
👉️ Nina Owolabi
👉️ Aidana Sirgebayeva
with:
👉️ Marina Aminy
👉️ Brandon Board @waubonsee
@occrl @CalCommColleges #cccoer#openeducation #facultydevelopment #communitycolleges #openeducation #equityopportunities
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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
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L.Baber retweeted
10 Dec 2024
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”
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