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The USC Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice kicked off the new decade with a gathering in Los Angeles of some of the country’s key policy makers, educational administrators and scholars.
"What Matters Now: College Access and Success in the Age of Obama"
Keynote Address
-Jamie Merisotis, Lumina Foundation
Session I - The Reemergence of the Federal Government and What It Means for Educational Policy
-Zakiya Smith, U.S. Department of Education
-Bryan Cook, American Council on Education
-Ed Elmendorf, American Association of State Colleges and Universities
-Don Heller, The Pennsylvania State University
Keynote Address
-Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education
-Session II - In Sync: Linking State Higher Education Imperatives to the New Federal Agenda
-Daniel J. Hurley, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (Additional reports: Considerations for State Colleges and Universities; Top Ten State Policy Issues of 2010)
-Dennis P. Jones, The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems
-Jane Wellman, Delta Project on Postsecondary Costs, Productivity and Accountability
-Rod Chu, Chancellor Emeritus of the Ohio Board of Regents
Keynote Address
-Martha Kanter, Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education
Keynote Address
-James Montoya, The College Board
Session III - Standardizing Excellence: The Path toward a Common Set of State Academic Standards
-Chris Minnich, The Council of Chief State School Officers
-Christine Tell, Achieve, Inc.
-Cyndie Schmeiser, ACT, Inc.
-Governor Roy Romer, The College Board
Keynote Address
-Jack O'Connell, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Session IV - Making it Work: Our Commitment to Systemic Progress and Productivity
-Jack Scott, Chancellor of the California Community College System
-Charles Reed, Chancellor of The California State University System
-Christopher Steinhauser, Superintendent of the Long Beach Unified School District
-Karen Symms Gallagher, Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education
Click here for the full conference agenda!
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Please contact Scott Andrew Schulz, Program Director, at (213) 740-7401 or by e-mail at sschulz@usc.edu
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