CERPP Conference 2008-Defining Enrollment in the 21st Century: Understanding Our Students and Our Commitments
August 4-6, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA)
The Center for Enrollment Research, Policy and Practice at the University of Southern California hosted its inaugural conference from August 4-6, 2008, Defining Enrollment in the 21st Century: Understanding Our Students and Our Commitments. The conference focused on the salient enrollment issues previously mentioned in an effort to examine and eliminate impediments to postsecondary educational opportunities and their inherent benefits. The conference brought together over one hundred prominent scholars, practitioners, and policymakers from across the country, including many of the center’s distinguished board members.
Keynote addresses were provided by Michael S. McPherson, president of the Spencer Foundation, and Carolyn Webb de Macias of the University of Southern California. Panelists and presenters included Sandy Baum, Wayne Camara, Arlene Wesley Cash, Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, Karen Symms Gallagher, Saul Geiser, Donald E. Heller, Don Hossler, David Kalsbeek, Michael Kirst, George Kuh, Jerome Lucido, James S. McCoy, Shirley Ort, Harry Pachon, Gary Rhoades, Morton O. Schapiro, Bill Schilling, Scott Andrew Schulz, and N. Bruce Walker.
2008 Conference
U.S. News and World Report. August 13, 2008. “Scores Drop Slightly on ACT.”
KPCC Southern California Public Radio 89.3. August 8, 2008. Interview by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez: “College administrators tackle student enrollment problems.”
LA Times. August 8, 2008. “College Board to debut an 8th-grade PSAT exam.”
The Chronicle of Higher Education. August 7, 2008. “Enrollment expert gives top 5 reasons why student-retention strategies fail.”
USC News. August 7, 2008. “Clearing a path to a better life: USC’s Center for Enrollment Research, Policy and Practice holds its inaugural conference on improving student access to higher education.”
The Chronicle of Higher Education. August 6, 2008. “Admissions experts call for broader definition of college readiness.”
The Chronicle of Higher Education. August 5, 2008. “At enrollment conference, experts ponder a higher education 'puzzle'.”
USA Today. August 5, 2008. “Live, from USC: How did college change you.”All available presentations are linked to as PDFs.
Conference: Day 1 (August 4)- Keynote Address: The Social Contract with America’s Universities
- Michael S. McPherson, Spencer Foundation
- Session 1. Riding the Wave of Demographic Change: Promoting Access and Opportunity within the Context of Meritocracy
- Youlonda Copeland-Morgan (Moderator), Syracuse University and the College Board
- Harry P. Pachon, University of Southern California, Tomás Rivera Policy Institute
- Gary Rhoades, University of Arizona
- Bruce Walker, University of Texas at Austin
- Session 2. Defining Readiness: Knowing It When We See It
- Arlene Wesley Cash (Moderator), Spelman College
- Wayne Camara, College Board
- Saul Geiser, University of California, Berkeley
- Michael Kirst, Stanford University
- Session 3. The Impact of Tuition and Student Aid on College Choice and Student Success
- William (Bill) M. Schilling (Moderator), University of Pennsylvania
- Sandy Baum, Skidmore College and the College Board
- Donald E. Heller, The Pennsylvania State University
- Shirley A. Ort, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Keynote Address. Understanding Outreach: How Ideas and Commitment Turn to Practice
- Carolyn Webb de Macias, University of Southern California
- Session 4. Toward a Comprehensive Enrollment Model: Integrating Perspectives Concerning Access, Assessment, Aid and Alignment with Persistence-based Goals
- James McCoy (Moderator), Louisiana State University
- Don Hossler, Indiana University
- David Kalsbeek, DePaul University
- George Kuh, Indiana University
- Session 5. A Way Forward: Identifying Critical Research Questions
- Karen Symms Gallagher (Moderator), University of Southern California
- Jerry Lucido, University of Southern California
- Morton O. Shapiro, Williams College
- Scott Andrew Schulz, University of Southern California
Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors whose generosity made Defining Enrollment in the 21st Century: Understanding Our Students and Our Commitments possible:
- Spencer Foundation
- College Board
- Center for the Study of Higher Education at The Pennsylvania State University
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