On Tuesday, October 8, James Ward is presenting on “Meeting the Challenge of Achieving Educational Attainment Goals,” as part of a panel discussion at the National Council for Workforce Education Conference in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, please see the conference website. About the session Based on Anthony P. Carnevale’s research and educational attainment goals recommended by the Lumina Foundation, 42 states have established attainment goals. To achieve these goals, new policies and practices are required to recruit…
Past Events
Catharine Bond Hill, John B. King, Jr. and David Brooks at the ATI Presidential Summit
James Dean Ward at the National Council for Workforce Education Conference
Meeting the Challenge of Achieving Educational Attainment Goals
Untapped Resources: Addressing Stigma & Scarcity
Christine Wolff-Eisenberg at #RealCollege
On Saturday, September 28, from 1:30-2:15, Christine Wolff-Eisenberg is speaking on “Untapped Resources: Addressing Stigma & Scarcity” at the #Real College Convening at the Houston Community College West Houston Institute. For more information and to register, please visit the #Real College website. …
Rayane Alamuddin and Daniel Rossman at the UIA’s Proactive Advising Public Learning Event
Monitoring Academic Analytics to Promote Success (MAAPS)
On Thursday, September 19, at 9:40 am, Rayane Alamuddin and Daniel Rossman will provide an overview of data from the Monitoring Academic Analytics to Promote Success (MAAPS) project at the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) Proactive Advising Public Learning Event in Arlington, Virginia. Later that morning, Rayane is moderating the panel “Lessons from MAAPS.” Panelists include Allison Calhoun-Brown (Georgia State University), Alex Aljets (Oregon State University), and Christina King (Purdue University). These morning sessions are open to the public, and…
Quality and Equity in the New Credentialing Landscape
Martin Kurzweil at Lumina Foundation Action Meeting
From September 11-12, Martin Kurzweil is participating in the Lumina Foundation’s Action Meeting on “Quality and Equity in the New Credentialing Landscape.” The meeting is convening experts and advocates, along with members of a Lumina task force, to share ideas on how to improve the policies and practices through which various entities help assure and improve quality in postsecondary education.
Martin Kurzweil at the HAIL Innovation Leaders Summit
From Monday, September 8 – Wednesday, September 10, Martin Kurzweil is taking part in the HAIL/Innovation Leaders Summit at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. This working group is by invitation and is for institutional leadership focused on business model transformation, joined by colleagues outside of higher ed working on market transformation. For more information, please see the event website.
Leading Innovation: A Workshop for Department Chairs
Department chairs help make important hiring and budget decisions and increasingly play a crucial role in innovations around teaching, learning, and technology. Yet, while the department chair is typically the first rung on the ladder to senior leadership in academia, many take on the position without the necessary training or mentorship. The Chronicle of Higher Education and Ithaka S+R have teamed up to provide a workshop that helps department chairs meet the challenges of their role, whether managing faculty, allocating…
Equity in the Academic Experience
Hosted by Georgetown University and University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with the American Talent Initiative
Martin Kurzweil is serving on the steering committee for the summer institute on “Equity in the Academic Experience,” to be hosted by Georgetown University and University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with the American Talent Initiative. The institute will run from June 24-26 in Washington, DC. Martin Kurzweil, Sindy Lopez, Elizabeth Davidson Pisacreta, and Emily Schwartz are participating in the institute. For more information, please see the institute’s website.
Martin Kurzweil at the Summit on Education Blockchain
On Thursday, June 20, Martin Kurzweil will take part in the Summit on Education Blockchain in Washington DC, hosted by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology. This Summit will focus on the potential of education blockchains to empower individuals to design their own unique pathways through a lifetime of learning and work. It will be an unique opportunity for technology experts, policymakers, educators, administrators, and other subject matter experts to examine: Policies that will impact, or be…
Christine Wolff-Eisenberg at EBLIP10
In June, Christine Wolff-Eisenberg will be presenting at two sessions during the the EBLIP10 Conference at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. For more information about the conference, please see the EBLIP website. Monday, 17 June 3:00-4:30pm: Christine and Janet Fletcher are speaking on “Collectively Supporting Faculty: A national study of research and teaching practices and needs.” Libraries are increasingly called upon to provide evidence that their decisions—about the services they offer, the spaces they create, and the…
Roger Schonfeld to Deliver Keynote Address at METRO Library Council Symposium
On Friday, June 14, Roger Schonfeld is delivering the morning keynote address at the METRO Library Council’s Symposium, “If We Build It…: Sustainable Funding in Libraries and Archives.” Roger’s talk, “Sustaining and Sunsetting Innovation and Collaboration,” begins at 10:00 am, and the symposium is being held at the METRO Library Council offices in New York City. For more information and to register, please see the symposium’s event page. …
Library Acquisition Patterns: How Do Libraries Buy from University Presses?
Roger Schonfeld at the AUP Meeting
In June, Roger Schonfeld will present on “Library Acquisition Patterns: How Do Libraries Buy from University Presses?” at the Association of University Publishing Meeting in Detroit, Michigan. He will be joined on the panel by Jon T. Elwell (EBSCO) and Terry Ehling (MIT Press). The conference will run from June 11-13, 2019, and more information will be forthcoming on the AUP website. About the panel Ithaka S+R’s Library Acquisition Patterns (LAP) project is a national study that examines…
Christine Wolff-Eisenberg to Deliver Keynote Address at WALDO Conference
On Tuesday, June 11, Christine Wolff-Eisemberg is delivering the keynote address at the Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO) Conference, “What Do They Want From Us? Surveying Patrons Across the Library Landscape.” The conference is taking place at Fordham University’s Walsh Library.
Martin Kurzweil at Eduventures Summit 2019
Martin Kurzweil is taking part in Eduventures Summit 2019 in Boston from June 5-7. For more information, please see the event website. About the summit: The search for a truly new higher education business model must grapple with product, time, cost, and structure and address these important questions: Should most schools buy courses from the best rather than build their own? Could the value of a bachelor’s degree be packaged in 60 credits rather than 120? Could life off-campus…
Danielle Cooper and Rebecca Springer at SSP
The Great Divide: Communicating Scholarly Research to Practitioners
On Friday, May 31, Danielle Cooper and Rebecca Springer will speak on “The Great Divide: Communicating Scholarly Research to Practitioners” at the Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Conference in San Diego, California. Danielle and Rebecca will be joined on the panel by Angela Cochran (American Society of Civil Engineers), Amy Rechenmacher (University of Southern California), and Ingrid Tomac (University of California San Diego). The panel will run from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm. For more information and to register, please see the…
Examining Scholars’ Perspectives on Publishing
Danielle Cooper and Christine Wolff-Eisenberg Present at SSP
On Friday, May 31, Danielle Cooper and Christine Wolff-Eisenberg are presenting on “Examining Scholars’ Perspectives on Publishing” at the Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. They will be joined on the panel by Angela Gibson (Modern Language Association), Lisa Hinchliffe (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), and JoJo Karlin (CUNY Grad Center). The panel will run from 1:45 – 2:45 pm. For more information and to register, please see the SSP website. About the panel A…
Roger Schonfeld Delivers Keynote Address at OhioLINK Summit 2019
On Friday, May 31, Roger Schonfeld will deliver a keynote address on the future of the ILS at the OhioLINK Summit 2019. The conference, which is open to OhioLINK members, will be held at OCLC’s conference center in Dublin, Ohio. For more information, please see the OhioLINK website.
Access & Affordability: Flipping the Conversation
Martin Kurzweil Speaks at Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges Conference
On Thursday, May 30, Martin Kurzweil is speaking at the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges’ conference, “Access & Affordability: Flipping the Conversation.” This conference, held at Muhlenberg College, is part of LVAIC’s year-long series, “Facing Higher Education’s Future.” For more information about the conference, please see the event website.
What Key Faculty Findings Reveal for Libraries
Melissa Blankstein and Christine Wolff-Eisenberg Present at Library Connect Webinar
On Thursday, May 23, from 11:00 am – noon (EST), Melissa Blankstein and Christine Wolff-Eisenberg are presenting on the findings from the US Faculty Survey for Elsevier’s Library Connect. To register, please see the Library Connect website. About the webinar Would you like to explore opportunities to evolve or shape new library services based on quantitative data? Join us for a presentation of the Ithaka S+R Faculty Survey. The presenters will share insights into faculty research, teaching and publishing…
Rebecca Springer at FAIRification of External Data Workshop
On Tuesday, May 21, Rebecca Springer is presenting a poster on “Data Communities: Understanding How and Why Scholars Share Data.” Her poster is part of the 2019 P-D-R Workshop, “FAIRification of External Data: Breaking down the Data Silos,” taking place at the Heathrow Marriott Hotel in the United Kingdom. For more information about the program, please see the event press release. …
Elevating Student Voices: Advancing Equity Through College Affordability
Martin Kurzweil at IHEP's 2019 National Policy Summit
On Tuesday, May 21, Martin Kurzweil will be participating in IHEP’s 2019 National Policy Summit, “Elevating Student Voices: Advancing Equity Through College Affordability.” The summit will take place in Washington DC. More information about IHEP is available on their website.