Agenda
April 21-22, 2017
All sessions will be held at the William & Mary School of Education, Matoaka Woods Room, unless otherwise noted.
Friday, April 21 |
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| 2:00 - 2:20 p.m. | Opening Remarks and Welcome W. Taylor Reveley, III, President, William & Mary |
| 2:20 - 3:30 p.m. | Session I – Higher Education and Social Mobility: Some Results and Some Questions Presenters: Robert B. Archibald, Chancellor Professor of Economics, William & Mary; David H. Feldman, Professor of Economics, William & Mary; Peter N. McHenry, Associate Professor of Economics, William & Mary |
| 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. | Session II – Access and Matching What Low Income Students Know About College Presenter: Sarah Turner, University Professor of Economics and Education and Public Policy, University of Virginia Discussant: Nicole F. Hurd, Founder and CEO, College Advising Corps |
| 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. | Keynote Address Miller Hall, Brinkley Commons William E. Kirwan, Chancellor Emeritus, University System of Maryland and former President, Ohio State University and the University of Maryland, College Park |
Saturday, April 22 |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Session III – Federal Policy Options Helping Students Choose: Information, Regulation, and Federal Financial Aid Presenter: Sandy Baum, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute Discussant: Terry W. Hartle, Senior Vice President, Division of Government and Public Affairs, American Council on Education Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of a Federal Risk-Sharing Program Presenter: Douglas Webber, Assistant Professor of Economics, Temple University Discussant: Daniel T. Madzelan, Assistant Vice President, Government Relations, American Council on Education |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Session IV – State Policy Options The Impacts of Price and Spending Subsidies on U.S. Postsecondary Attainment Presenter: David Deming, Professor of Public Policy, Education and Economics, Harvard University Discussant: Eric R. Jensen, President, Illinois Wesleyan University Privatization and the Public Good Presenter: Matthew T. Lambert, Vice President for University Advancement, William & Mary Discussant: Peter A. Blake, Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia |
| 12:15 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Session V – The Role of Community Colleges How Geography Shapes Postsecondary Options Presenter: Nicholas Hillman, Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison Discussant: Peter N. McHenry, Associate Professor of Economics, William & Mary Can Community Colleges Make a Difference? Presenters: Pamela Eddy, Professor of Education, William & Mary; and Richard M. Romano, Professor Emeritus, SUNY Broome County Discussant: Melvyn Schiavelli, Executive Vice President, Academic & Student Services, Northern Virginia Community College |
| 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 - 4:45 p.m. | Session VI – Challenges and Opportunities of Online Education The Promise and Hazards of New Educational Technologies Presenter: Michael S. McPherson, President, The Spencer Foundation Discussants: Eric R. Jensen, President, Illinois Wesleyan University; David Deming, Professor of Public Policy, Education and Economics, Harvard University; David H. Feldman, Professor of Economics, William & Mary |
| 4:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks Michael R. Halleran, Provost, William & Mary |
