Conference:
Higher Education in Michigan: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
on the Fifth Anniversary of the Cherry Commission
Thursday, December 10, and Friday, December 11, 2009
Location: University of Michigan Union
530 South State Street, Ann Arbor
Most of the conference is by invitation only, however, a public keynote panel session on Thursday, Dec. 10, 4:00-5:30pm is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)
Co-Sponsored by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
For more information call (734) 647-4091
Powerpoint Presentations:
Introduction and Overview
- John Burkhardt: Higher Education in Michigan: Looking Back and Looking Ahead on the Fifth Anniversary of the Cherry Commission
Panel: Getting Students to Graduate: Structure and Support
- Thomas Bailey: Getting Students to Graduate: The National Context
- Thomas Brock and Rachel Singer: A Good Start: Lessons from the Opening Doors Demonstration at Kingsborough Community College
Panel: Getting Students to Graduate: Financial Incentives
- Judith Scott-Clayton: On Money and Motivation: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Financial Incentives for College Achievement
- Thomas Brock: Rewarding Persistence: Lessons from a Performance-Based Scholarship in Louisiana
Panel: Getting Students to Graduate: Remedial Education
- Thomas Bailey: Developmental Education
- Eric Bettinger: Postsecondary Remediation
- Richard Petrick: Ohio's Higher Education Information (HEI) System
Panel: Getting Students into College: Financial Aid and Outreach
- Eric Bettinger: The Role of Simplification and Information in College Decisions
- Joshua Goodman: Exploring the Adams Scholarship Program
- Bruce Sacerdote: Higher Education Research Potpourri
Conference Resources
- Conference homepage
- Conference agenda
- Powerpoint presentations
- Registered participants
- Public keynote panel discussion
- Media coverage
