At the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) annual conference in June 2025, Ithaka S+R’s Catharine Bond Hill will speak at a featured session alongside Timothy Lynch, the Vice President and General Counsel at the University of Michigan. The session is scheduled for 11:00am-12:30pm PT on June 23, 2025. See the full schedule to learn more.
Events
Catharine Bond Hill, John B. King, Jr. and David Brooks at the ATI Presidential Summit
Holistic Solutions for Mobile Postsecondary Students
At the Education Commission of the States National Forum on Education Policy, Ithaka S+R’s Martin Kurzweil will participate in a moderated panel discussion on holistic solutions for mobile postsecondary students. The panel will use a framework for holistic credit mobility to guide a conversation with speakers from Ohio and South Carolina, both of which are part of a new community of practice on credit mobility and/or were featured in a recent research case study highlighting promising policy, practices, and…
Future of Scientific Publishing Conference
Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld will chair a panel at the Royal Society’s Future of Scientific Publishing Conference, focusing on what scholarly communication might look like in the next 15 years, if journals in their current format could cease to be the main publishable unit, and discussion of the role of preprints, disaggregation of the journal article, and the dissemination of research outside of academia. The panel will include Dr. Alex Freeman, Dr. Richard Sever, Dr. Ijad Madisch, and Professor…
The Library and Institutional Success
The Chronicle's Virtual Leadership Program for Librarians
Ithaka S+R and The Chronicle of Higher Education are collaborating on an innovative professional development program tailored to the needs of prospective and current library leaders. This two-week program is designed to provide librarians with critical context on national trends to drive institutional success. The program will include seminars on: National Trends in Higher Education – July 14, 1pm ET Understanding the Higher Ed Business Model – July 15, 1pm ET Academic Libraries and Artificial Intelligence – July 16,…
From Roadblocks to Roadmaps
Implementing Smart Transfer Policies and Practices Across States
On August 12, 2025, at the Higher Education Policy Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ithaka S+R’s Martin Kurzweil will participate in a panel session exploring the critical intersections between state policy and higher education transfer student success, focusing on Kansas, Missouri, and South Carolina. As states strive to enhance degree attainment and workforce readiness, effective transfer policies are essential for improving student outcomes, particularly for historically underrepresented and nontraditional students. This session will highlight innovative state-level policies, cross-sector collaboration, and…
Supporting Adult Learners
Enrollment Strategies from a Pennsylvania Community of Practice
On August 13, 2025, Elizabeth Looker will be presenting and moderating a panel at the Higher Education Policy Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 10:00 AM-10:45 AM CST. With 36.8 million adults having some college experience but no degree (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2024), re-engaging this population is critical as institutions face enrollment declines and workforce shortages. In Pennsylvania, nearly 100 representatives from 51 institutions have joined a year-long Adult Learner Re-Engagement Community of Practice, facilitated by Ithaka S+R…