Center for ENROLLMENT RESEARCH, POLICY, and PRACTICE

Welcome to the Center

The Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice (CERPP) at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles analyzes enrollment issues through the critical perspectives of social science researchers, policymakers, and college and university practitioners.  More specifically, the center seeks to serve as an honest broker for ideas that addresses today's most salient enrollment issues; aims to generate new knowledge about the way institutions go about practicing admissions, financial aid, and retention with an eye on enhancing access and maximizing student success; and provides forums where scholars, practitioners, and policymakers can dynamically interact and work together in pursuit of common goals that improve the educational environment for students, institutions, and greater society. Read more...

Inaugural Conference –

CERPP recently completed its inaugural conference in Los Angeles titled, “Defining Enrollment in the 21st Century: Understanding Our Students and Our Commitments.”

Learn more…

Click here for the conference blog

Click here for media coverage of the conference

Click here for PowerPoint presentations from the conference panelists

Click here for conference photos

 

 

 

USC’s support for the Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice
Messages from Scholars and Practitioners
William R. Fitzsimmons
Harvard University

William G. Tierney
University of Southern California

Wayne Camara
The College Board

George D. Kuh
Indiana University

Michael Nettles
Educational Testing Services (ETS)

Don Hossler
Indiana University

Morton O. Schapiro
Williams College

Donald E. Heller
The Pennsylvania State University

Gary Rhoades
University of Arizona

Sandy Baum
Skidmore College and The College Board

CERPP’s Partners
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) is an organization of more than 10,000 professionals dedicated to serving students as they make choices about pursuing postsecondary education.

Visit our Web site for more information.
The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) promotes collaboration among its members and others engaged in the study of higher education through research, conferences, and publications, including its highly regarded journal, The Review of Higher Education. ASHE values rigorous scholarly approaches to the study of higher education and practical applications of systemic inquiry.

Visit our Web site for more information.
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 5,400 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, financial aid, and enrollment.

Visit our Web site for more information.
Podcast Series

CERPP now offers prominent scholars, practitioners, and policymakers the opportunity to voice their professional perspectives concerning today’s critical enrollment issues.


The CERPP 2008-09 Podcast Series begins the second week of October with "Changing the Future for Low-Income Students," a conversation with N. Bruce Walker of the University of Texas at Austin

Explaining CERPP’s Watermark
A new and improved CERPP website is nearly ready for launch!

 

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