Which colleges and
universities are driving social mobility for students of color and
students from low income families, and how are they doing it? What are
the barriers these students face when trying to climb the economic
ladder with the help of higher education? What are the federal policies
and other conditions that would better enable and reward colleges to
serve as engines of upward social mobility?
These are some of the questions that will be
addressed during a fast-paced, interactive discussion next month
involving researchers, college leaders, students, and policymakers. Mark
P. Becker, president of Georgia State University, ACE Board chair, and
the 2019 TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award winner, and ACE Vice President
for Research Lorelle Espinosa will be among the featured speakers at the
event being held at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC, on June 25.
Espinosa will present relevant findings from ACE’s Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education report, which was released earlier this year. The report showed that while the
number of students of color on our nation’s college and university
campuses continues to rise, gaps in access, attainment, and debt levels
remain. Espinosa will also lead a conversation about these findings and
potential policy implications.
Other featured speakers include:
Brenda Allen, president, Lincoln University
Stephanie Bell-Rose, TIAA senior managing director and head, TIAA Institute
Camille Busette, director, Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative, Brookings Institution
Wil Del Pilar, vice president of higher education policy and practice, The Education Trust
José Luis Cruz, president, Lehman College
John Friedman, founding co-director, Opportunity Insights
Tracy Hall, president, Southwest Tennessee Community College
Tiffany Jones, director of higher education policy, The Education Trust
Marvin Krislov, president, Pace University
The keynote session will include a
conversation between John B. King Jr., president and CEO of The
Education Trust, and Anthony Jack, assistant professor of education at
Harvard University and author of “The Privileged Poor: How Elite
Colleges Are Failing Poor Students.”
The event is being co-hosted by The Education
Trust and the TIAA Institute and is free for attendees, but space is
limited. The deadline to RSVP is May 31.