Lily Ploski

Lily E. Ploski is an American educator, author, and candidate for the 2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election.

Early life and education

Ploski attended Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill and transferred to the University of California at Berkeley, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Women’s Studies. She moved to New York where she earned her master's degree in Student Personnel Administration from Columbia University. In 2011, Ploski received her doctorate in education from California State University, Fullerton in the inaugural cohort for the doctorate in education program with a concentration in community college leadership.[1] Ploski’s 2011 dissertation, Meaning of College Choice for California Community College Latina Transfer Students, researched the personal and academic factors that influence Latina community college students decisions to transfer to baccalaureate-granting institutions.[2]

Career

In 2003, Ploski (then using her maternal last name, Espinoza) was profiled for a piece in La Voz News[3] by Meera Kumbhani to put a face to the recent flood of layoffs in the Foothill-De Anza district. A speech Ploski gave at a rally organized by Student for Justice (SFJ) was quoted in another piece by La Voz News about an SFJ-led campout, 'Tent City'.[4] Luke Stangel for La Voz News also wrote about tent city after spending a night there in support of Ploski.[5]

In 2012, while serving as Dean and Athletic Director at Solano Community College,[6] Ploski published an article on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students in the Community College Journal of Research.[7] In 2017, Ploski began teaching as an instructor at the Upward Bound program at Mills College in Oakland.[8] Ploski published her book, Not Getting Stuck: Success Stories of Being Latina and Transferring from a California Community College, the same year. Her book covers a series of personal narratives of Latina students and raises concerns about systemic challenges students face during the college application process.[9] Ploski received speaking engagement invitations such as her presentation on Overcoming Barriers to Education at Polk State College.[10] In December 2017, Ploski announced her bid for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction.[11]

References
  1. "Doctors of Education". calstate.fullerton.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. "PQDT Open". pqdtopen.proquest.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  3. Kumbhani, Meera (June 2003). "Behind the Pink Slip – LA VOZ NEWS". lavozdeanza.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  4. Staff, La Voz (2003-06-09). "'TENT CITY' CAMPOUT AIMS TO SAVE LAID-OFF STAFF – LA VOZ NEWS". lavozdeanza.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  5. Stangel, Luke (2003-06-08). "A night at 'Tent City' – LA VOZ NEWS". lavozdeanza.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  6. "Solano Community College News » 2012 Solano College Women's Soccer Banquet". blogs.solano.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  7. Espinoza, Lily (April 18, 2012). "Risk and Retention: Are LGBTQ Students Staying in Your Community College?". Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 36 (7): 475–481. doi:10.1080/10668926.2012.664085.
  8. "May 4 Vallejo A&E Source: Lily pads credits with book for transfer students". Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  9. "May 4 Vallejo A&E Source: Lily pads credits with book for transfer students". Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  10. "Hispanic Heritage Month presents Dr. Lily Espinoza : Overcoming Barriers to Education | Polk State College". www.polk.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  11. "California | State Superintendent of Public Instruction Lily Ploski". California | State Superintendent of Public Instruction Lily Ploski. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
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