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| WHAT: |
New York City has seen a dramatic increase in students graduating from high school and applying to college. Despite this encouraging news, many of these students will never earn a college degree. Today's generation, despite stronger academic success rates in high school, remains unprepared for the jump to college life. How can schools and communities better prepare their students for higher education? The Center for New York City Affairs, a strategic policy research institute within The New School's Milano School for International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy, will release an analysis of NYC's school and community-based college readiness efforts, seeking to implement a successful approach in helping students succeed. |
| WHO: |
Professor David Conley, University of Oregon College of Education; Director of the Center for Educational Policy Research, and author of College and Career Ready and College Knowledge (opening remarks)
Richard Alvarez, Director of Admissions, City University of New York (panelist)
Fernando Carlo, Director, Sistas and Brothas United, Urban Youth Collaborative (panelist)
Josh Thomases, Deputy Chief Academic Officer for Instruction, NYC Department of Education (panelist)
Sheena Wright, President and CEO, Abyssinian Development Corporation (panelist)
Meredith Kolodner, InsideSchools.org (moderator) |
| WHEN: |
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 21 |
| WHERE: |
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor |
| TICKETS: |
Free. RSVP at [email protected] |
The New School, a leading progressive university in New York City, was founded in 1919 as a center of intellectual and artistic freedom. Today The New School is still in the vanguard of innovation and experimentation in higher education, with more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students in design and the social sciences, the humanities, management, and the performing arts and thousands of adult learners in continuing education courses. Committed to public engagement, The New School welcomes thousands of New Yorkers yearly to its celebrated public programs and maintains a global presence through its online learning programs, research institutes, and international partnerships. Learn more at www.newschool.edu.
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