Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California 3470 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089
EDUCATION________________________________________________________________________________ University of Southern California, Rossier School of Education
Ph.D., Urban Education Policy Advisor: Estela Mara Bensimon USC Provost Fellow
08/2012-present
New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
M.A., Humanities and Social Thought 08/2002-05/2004
Wellesley College
B.A., English Literature, magna cum laude 08/1996-05/2000
RESEARCH INTERESTS______________________________________________________________________ Higher education policy and reform implementation
Organizational learning and change Student equity in higher education
PUBLICATIONS______________________________________________________________________________ Book Chapters
Ching, C. D., & Bensimon, E. M. (In press). College-going rates. In K. Lomotey (Ed.), Contemporary
issues for people of color: Living, working and learning in the US. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Non-Referred Articles, Op-Eds, Reports, and Statements
Ching, C. D., Felix, E., & Bensimon, E. M. (2015, April 8). Statement on California Community Colleges’
Student Equity Plans before the California State Assembly budget subcommittee no. 2 on education finance. Retrieved from
http://cue.usc.edu/Statement_SEP_CaliforniaStateAssembly/CUE%20Statement%20on%20SEP%2 0for%20CA%20State%20Assembly%2004082015%20FINAL.pdf
Ching, C. D., & Bensimon, E. M. (2015, February 17). Analysis of California Community Colleges’ Student
Equity Plan policy. Prepared for Mónica Henestroza, special advisor to California State Assembly
Speaker Toni Atkins. Retrieved from
http://cue.usc.edu/CUE%20Analysis%20of%20SEP%20Design%20Feb%202015.pdf
Ching, C. D. (2013, December). The Teagle Foundation College-Community Connections Program: Report on a convening. Retrieved from http://www.teaglefoundation.org/getattachment/ Resources/Listenings/CCC-Report.pdf.
Ching, C. D. (2013). Why Race? Los Angeles, CA: Center for Urban Education, University of Southern California.
Connor, W. R., & Ching, C. (2010, October 1). Liberal arts I: They keep chugging along. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from http://www.insidehighered.com/ views/2010/10/01/connor.
Connor, W. R., & Ching, C. (2010, April 25). Can learning be improved when budgets are in the red? The
Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from
http://chronicle.com/article/Can-Learning-Be-Improved-When/65229.
Ching, C. (2004, February). The search for nurses ends in Manila. The Next American City. Retrieved from http://americancity.org/magazine/article/the-search-for-nurses-ends-in-manila-ching.
In progress
Ching, C. D. Confronting the equity “learning problem” in community colleges through practitioner inquiry. (Revise and resubmit)
Felix, E. R., Trinidad, A., Ching, C.D., & Bensimon, E. M. (Planning for) equity and excellence in Hispanic-Serving community colleges. (in preparation)
Ching, C. D., Felix, E. R., Castro, M. F., & Trinidad, A. The Student Equity Policy in the California Community Colleges: Achieving equity from the bottom-up? (In preparation)
Ching, C. D. Meeting faculty where they are: Community college faculty’s conceptions of equity. (In preparation)
Witham, K., Ching, C. D., & Dowd, A. C. Integrating equity-focused change efforts in higher education. (In preparation)
PRESENTATIONS____________________________________________________________________________ Referred Conference Papers and Presentations
Ching, C. D., & Felix, E. R. (2015). Equity espoused, equity achieved?: The Student Equity Policy and the quest
for equity-focused organizational change in California’s community colleges. Paper presented at 2015
annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Denver, CO.
Witham, K., & Ching, C. D. (2015). Managed change in the context of competing logics in higher education. Paper presented at 2015 annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Denver, CO.
Witham, K., Ching, C. D., & Dowd, A. C. (2015). Integrating equity-focused change efforts in higher
education. Paper presented at 2015 annual conference of the American Educational Research
Association, Chicago, IL.
Ching, C. D. (2014). Something to talk about: Community college faculty’s conceptions of race and equity in
teaching. Paper presented at 2014 annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher
Education, Washington, DC.
Almeida, D. J., & Ching, C. D. (2014). Perceptions of racial prejudice and first-year persistence at highly selective
institutions. Roundtable presented at 2014 annual conference of the Association for the Study of
Higher Education, Washington, DC.
Evaluation and Assessment Conference, Chicago, IL.
Ching, C. D. (2014). Supporting Latino/a students: An exploration of faculty perceptions and actions. Paper presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Ching, C. D. & Robinson, J. C. (2014). Assessing course syllabi as a means of examining teaching practices at
Hispanic-serving institutions. Workshop presented at the 2014 annual conference of the American
Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Costa Mesa, CA.
Ching, C. D. (2013). Fostering conceptual change about equity by assessing syllabi for culturally inclusive
practices. Poster presented at the 2013 annual conference of the Association for the Study of
Higher Education, St. Louis, MO.
Shieh, L. T., Ching, C. D., & Roberts, M. (2013). Private four-year institutions and community college students:
Using structured inquiry to examine policies and practices that support and facilitate transfer student success. Paper presented at the 2013 annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher
Education, St. Louis, MO. Other Presentations and Workshops
Ching, C. D., & Felix, E. (2015, October 30). Access without success is an empty promise: The role of universities
in student success. Guest lecture in first-year undergraduate course, Educational access &
opportunity: From cradle to college, at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Ching, C. D. (2015, August 19). Equity-mindedness and institutional agents 101. Workshop presented at San
Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA.
Bensimon, E. M., & Ching, C. D. (2015, February 17). Student equity plans. Presentation for staffers of the California State Assembly Speaker, Sacramento, CA.
Ching, C. D. (2014, September 17). Reviewing course syllabi for equity-minded and culturally inclusive
practices. Workshop presented at Ventura College, Ventura, CA.
Ching, C. D., Liera, R., & Robinson, J. C. (2014, March 14). Review of Math V03 syllabi. Presentation at Ventura College, Ventura, CA.
Ching, C. D. (2013, June 5). The Equity Scorecard: A multifaceted approach to institutional accountability. Guest lecture in EdD course, Challenges in urban education: Accountability, at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Bensimon, E. M., & Ching, C. D. (2013, June 4). Course inventory and syllabi review. Workshop presented at Equity in Excellence Institute, Aurora, CO.
Ching, C. D. (2013, April 3). Social-psychological interventions in education. Workshop presented at Center for Urban Education, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________________________________ Data Use and Organizational Learning Under Conditions of
Accountability in Higher Education (funded by the Spencer Foundation) Center for Urban Education, University of Southern California
Research Assistant (Principal Investigator: Alicia C. Dowd)
12/2013-present
Learning about Equity and Equity-Mindedness by Assessing Syllabi for Culturally Inclusive Practices
Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California Principal Investigator (Faculty Advisor: Estela M. Bensimon)
09/2013- 06/2014
Expanding Transfer Pathways into Private Postsecondary Institutions for Underrepresented Community College Students (funded by the Teagle Foundation)
Center for Urban Education, University of Southern California Research Assistant (Principal Investigator: Estela M. Bensimon)
05/2013-08/2013
TEACHING EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________________________________ Introduction to Qualitative Research
Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California Teaching Assistant (with Estela M. Bensimon)
Summer 2015 Summer 2014 Globalization and the Nation State
Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California Teaching Assistant (with Guilbert C. Hentschke)
Fall 2013
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE________________________________________________________________ The Teagle Foundation
Program Officer 03/2005-03/2011
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Membership Assistant and Database Manager 06/2000-06/2002
SERVICE____________________________________________________________________________________ American Education Research Association
Reviewer for Annual Conference
2016 Association for the Study of Higher Education
Reviewer for Annual Conference 2014
Increasing Access Via Mentoring Program, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
Mentor
2013-present
PASEsetter Awards, Partnership for Afterschool Education
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
