Event

Priorities for Progress: Advancing Higher Education in America

Oct 26, 2017 |
Berkeley, CA
Jonathan Fanton, Michael McPherson, Monica Lozano, Bob Jacobsen, and Robert Birgeneau
Location

The Faculty Club

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720

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Jonathan Fanton, Michael McPherson, Monica Lozano, Bob Jacobsen, and Robert Birgeneau

On October 26, 2017, the American Academy hosted a conversation at the University of California, Berkeley, on Priorities for Progress: Advancing Higher Education in America. The program, which served as the Academy’s 2061st Stated Meeting, highlighted two Academy projects – The Lincoln Project: Excellence and Access in Public Higher Education and the Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education.

Featuring

Introduction

Jonathan Fanton

Academy Member
Speaker

Robert J. Birgeneau

Academy Member
Speaker

Bob Jacobsen

Speaker

Monica Cecilia Lozano

Academy Member
Speaker

Michael S. McPherson

Academy Member

Related

Project

Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education

Drawing from national leaders in education, business, and government, this commission analyzed the current state of undergraduate education and offers recommendations to improve the quality of student learning, increase college completion rates, and ensure all students have access to an affordable postsecondary education.

Chairs
Roger W. Ferguson and Michael S. McPherson
Education
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