Spring 2027

Is College Possible? College Access and Admissions in the US

Survey of the US college access landscape focusing on K12-to-higher-education transitions, policy contexts, and evidence-based interventions to reduce social and economic inequality.

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Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the economic, political, and social contexts surrounding access to higher education in the US

  • Summarize different pathways and pitfalls to equitable access with particular attention to differences across individual (student, family) and systems (community/institutional/government) contexts

  • Critique and synthesize evidence examining various strategies and interventions to increase access

  • Apply multi-disciplinary perspectives to novel issues in college access and generate policy solutions

  • Communicate evidence-based recommendations to diverse stakeholders using various methods

  • Formulate novel research questions on contemporary college access issues drawing from prior work

  • Conduct high-quality empirical research on college access leveraging disciplinary norms and methods

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Survey of the college access landscape in the US with particular attention to historical and contemporary social, economic, and political contexts from the individual to federal level. Specifically focus on students' transitions from K12 to higher education, including policy aspects of college-going affecting college preparation, search, application, choice, and enrollment. Review, discuss, and apply evidence-based perspectives on related issues, including affordability and postsecondary sectors, with an emphasis on interventions seeking to reduce social and economic inequality in access to college.

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Topics

  • Transitions from K12 to higher education and college-going policies
  • Affordability, postsecondary sectors, and interventions for equity
  • Pathways and pitfalls to equitable access across individual and system contexts

Skills

  • Describing economic, political, and social contexts of higher education access
  • Applying multi-disciplinary perspectives to generate policy solutions
  • Communicating evidence-based recommendations to diverse stakeholders
  • Conducting empirical research on college access

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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