Sandy Baum, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute		Jerome “Jerry” A. Lucido, Professor of Practice, Rossier School of Education; Executive Director, Center for Enrollment Research, Policy and Practice, University of Southern California (USC)
	Catharine “Cappy” Bond Hill, Managing Director, Ithaka S+R; Former President, Vassar College		Robert Massa, Vice President Emeritus, Enrollment & College Relations, Dickinson College; Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Southern California (USC)
	Harry Brighouse, Mildred Fish Harnack Professor of Philosophy and Carol Dickson Bascom Professor of the Humanities, University of Wisconsin–Madison		Michael McPherson, Senior Research Fellow, Mellon Foundation; Senior Fellow, Urban Institute
	Jonathan Burdick, Vice Provost for Enrollment, Cornell University		James B. Milliken, Chancellor, The University of Texas System
	Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, Vice Provost of Enrollment Management, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)		Ted Mitchell, President, American Council on Education
	Donald Heller, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs; Professor of Education, University of San Francisco	Jim Montoya headshot	Jim Montoya, Chief of Membership, Governance, and Global Higher Education and Secretary of the Corporation, College Board
	Nicholas Hillman, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis; Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin–Madison		Stefanie Niles, Vice President for Enrollment and Communications, Ohio Wesleyan University
	Don Hossler, Senior Scholar, University of Southern California (USC); Distinguished Provost Emeritus of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Indiana University		Michael Reilly, Executive Director, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
	Ozan Jaquette, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)		Joyce Smith, CEO, National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
	Jim Larimore, Chief Officer for Center for Equity in Learning, ACT

Please click on each day for the conference blog, which provides a summary of each session. All available presentations are linked to as PDFs.

Day 1: Jan 26 Blog (Click here for summaries and slides for the day)

• 6:00 pm. Opening Keynote Address. Transparency in Admissions, Higher Education and Society Harry Brighouse (U. of Wisconsin-Madison

Day 2: Jan 27 Blog (Click here for summaries and slides for the day)

• 8:30 am. Session 1. Institutional and Public Priorities: Who We Recruit, Who We Support, How We Can Do Better Nicholas Hillman (U. of Wisconsin-Madison) Ozan Jaquette (UCLA)
• 9:30 am. Session 2. Admissions and Enrollment in Crisis Donald Heller (U. of San Francisco) Jerome Lucido (USC)
• 10:45 am. Session 3. Broadening the Definition of Mission Beyond the Institution Sandy Baum (Urban Institute) Michael McPherson (Mellon Foundation; Urban Institute)
• 1:00 pm. Session 4. Leading Change: Senior Leaders Examine What is Possible Moderator: Ted Mitchell (ACE) Panelists: Catharine Bond Hill (Ithaka S+R; Vassar College) James B. Milliken (The University of Texas System)
• 2:45 pm. Session 5. A New Covenant: A Roadmap for Sweeping Reform in Admissions and Higher Education Don Hossler (USC; Indiana University)

Day 3: Jan 28 Blog (Click here for summaries and slides for the day)

• 8:30 am. Session 6. Stakeholders in Change Panelists: Jim Larimore (ACT) Jim Montoya (The College Board) Michael Reilly (AACRAO) Joyce Smith (NACAC)
• 9:45 am. Session 7. The Quest for Equity in Admissions: Where We Go From Here Moderator: Robert Massa (Dickinson College; USC) Panelists: Jonathan Burdick (Cornell University) Youlonda Copeland-Morgan (UCLA) Stefanie Niles (Ohio Wesleyan University)
• 11:15 am. Closing Remarks. A Call to Action Jerome Lucido (USC), Don Hossler (USC; Indiana University) & Robert Massa (USC; Dickinson College)

The Chronicle of Higher Education. January 28, 2020. "How to Stand Up for Equity in Admissions? Experts Share 5 Ideas."

Eric Hoover of The Chronicle featured our practitioners panel, The Quest for Equity in Admissions, and their contributions to initiating change.

We encourage you to peruse these resources provided by speakers for CERPP Conference 2020.

Improving Admissions

The Education Conservancy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the college admissions process, has conducted research and authored reports that shed light on how to make progress. Visit their website here.

The case for change in college admissions: A call for individual and collective leadership
Wegner, G., Thacker, L., Lucido, J., & Schulz, S. (2011). The case for change in college admissions: A call for individual and collective leadership. Los Angeles, CA: USC Center for Enrollment Research, Policy and Practice.
In 2011, our CERPP Conference brought together 180 participants for The Case for Change in College Admissions. As part of the conference, we published a report, drawing from research and professional practice to critique the current selective college admissions system and provide corrective opportunities for greater leadership, cooperation and the curtailment of detrimental admissions practices. CERPP Conference 2011 and the Case for Change Report was made possible by the generous support of the Lumina Foundation for Education, the College Board, and the Spencer Foundation.

Social Mobility

The barriers to mobility: Why higher ed’s promise remains unfulfilled. Fisher, 2019 (December 31). The Chronicle of Higher Education. 

Mobility report cards: The role of colleges in intergenerational mobility (Chetty et al., 2017)