U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces Briefing on Impact of Federal Financial Aid Programs on Minority Student Enrollment at BA-granting Colleges and Universities

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May 14, 2015, 04:21 ET

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will examine the extent to which financial aid funding and awards under the Higher Education Act of 1964 (HEA) and the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) affect enrollment rates of minority students in colleges and universities awarding bachelors' degrees. The Commission will also determine if the campus-based aid program formulas and funding levels create or exacerbate racial, ethnic or national origin disparities in enrollment rates.

WHAT: Briefing on Impact of Select Federal Financial Aid Programs on Minority Student Enrollment at BA-granting Colleges and Universities

WHEN: May 28, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET
and
May 29, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET

WHERE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1150
Washington, DC 20425 (Entrance on F Street NW)

AGENDA:
DAY 1
Opening Remarks: 11:00 a.m. ― 11:30 a.m.

Panel I: 11:30 a.m. ― 12:00 p.m. – Financial Funding Formula Experts

Dr. F. King Alexander, Louisiana State University

Lunch Break: 12:00 p.m. ― 1:00 p.m.

Panel II: 1:00 p.m. ― 2:45 p.m. – Federal Government Officials

Dan Weinberg, Ph.D., Census Bureau
Dr. John Gawalt, National Science Foundation
Dr. Tashe Inniss, National Science Foundation
Valeria Carranza, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Break: 2:45 p.m. ― 3:00 p.m.

Panel III: 3:00 p.m. ― 4:30 p.m. – Socio-Economic Mobility and Family Structure I

Fabian T. Pfeffer, University of Michigan
Roger Clegg, Center for Equal Opportunity
Diana Elliott, Pew Trusts
Dr. William Flores, University of Houston-Downtown, The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

Panel IV: 4:30 p.m. ― 6:00 p.m. - Socio-Economic Mobility and Family Structure II

Kati Haycock, The Education Trust
Rita Pin Ahrens, Southeast Asian Resource Action Center
Stephan Thernstrom, Harvard University
Leticia Bustillos, Ph.D, National Council of La Raza

DAY 2
Opening Remarks: 9:00 a.m. ― 9:10 a.m.

Panel I: 9:10 a.m. ― 10:30 a.m. – Federal Government Officials

Professor Stella Flores, Vanderbilt University

Panel II: 10:30 a.m. ― 12:00 p.m. – University System Heads

Dr. Timothy P. White, The California State University
Scott Miller, University of Virginia
Maurice Apprey, University of Virginia
Vijay Pendakur, Cal State- Fullerton
Dr. Darrick Hamilton, New School of Public Affairs

Lunch Break ― 12:00 p.m. ― 1:00 p.m.

Panel III: 1:00 p.m. ― 2:30 p.m. – Scholars I

Neal McCluskey, CATO Institute for Economic Freedom
Ron Haskins, Brookings Institute
Michelle Siqueiros, The Campaign for College Opportunity
Anne Neal, American Council of Trustees and Alumni

Break ― 2:30 p.m. ― 2:45 p.m.

Panel IV: 2:45 p.m. ― 4:15 p.m. – Scholars II

Megan McClean, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Richard Vedder, Center for College Affordability and Productivity
Elizabeth Baylor, Center for American Progress
Victor Goode, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Deaf or hearing-impaired persons who require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact Pam Dunston at (202) 376-8105.

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (http://www.usccr.gov) is an independent, bipartisan agency charged with advising the President and Congress on civil rights matters.

Media Contact: Lenore Ostrowsky
Acting Chief, Public Affairs
(202) 376-8591
[email protected]

SOURCE U.S. Commission on Civil Rights