Papers & Presentations
All documents in pdf format.
Keynote Address
A Higher Calling: Higher Education's Responsibility to Address America's Needs
William E. Kirwan, Chancellor Emeritus, University System of Maryland and former President, Ohio State University and the University of Maryland, College Park
Session I
Higher Education and Social Mobility: Some Results and Some Questions
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
Session II
Post-Secondary Stratification within States: Evidence, Consequences and Opportunities
Sarah Turner, University Professor of Economics and Education and Public Policy, University of Virginia
Session III
Does Federal Financial Aid Facilitate Social Mobility? How Could It Do Better?
Sandy Baum, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute
Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of a Federal Risk-Sharing Program
Douglas Webber, Assistant Professor of Economics, Temple University
Session IV
The Impacts of Price and Spending Subsidies on U.S. Postsecondary Attainment
David Deming, Professor of Public Policy, Education and Economics, Harvard University
Privatization and the Public Good (paper)
Privatization and the Public Good (presentation)
Matthew T. Lambert, Vice President for University Advancement, William & Mary
Session V
How Geography Shapes Postsecondary Opportunity: Upward Mobility in Education Deserts
Nicholas Hillman, Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Social Mobility: Can Community Colleges Make a Difference? (paper)
Social Mobility: Can Community Colleges Make a Difference? (presentation)
Pamela Eddy, Professor of Education, William & Mary
Richard M. Romano, Professor Emeritus, SUNY Broome County
