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This episode of the AEI Events Podacst is the first of two episodes featuring a bipartisan research symposium on college completion hosted by Frederick M. Hess of AEI and Lanae Erickson Hatalsky of Third Way. The event marked the public release of five new reports in the AEI–Third Way collaborative project “Elevating College Completion.”
On the first panel, the Urban Institute’s Matthew M. Chingos and the University of Virginia’s Sarah Turner discussed the landscape of college completion. Dr. Turner reviewed recent policy efforts aimed at addressing America’s completion problem, and Dr. Chingos highlighted academic preparation in high school as the key predictor for a student’s future success in college.
On the second panel, Kim Clark of Education Writers Association and Mesmin Destin of Northwestern University discussed best practices from colleges and universities to improve college completion rates. Ms. Clark’s research calls out several university-level programs that have proven to be particularly effective at raising completion, and Dr. Destin highlighted how various psychological factors — including motives and mindsets — also play a role in improving a student’s chance at completing college.
This event took place on May 31, 2018.
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