Access, Admissions & Success
Advising on ways to increase the number of college graduates
To promote a national dialogue about increasing the number of U.S. college graduates, the College Board's Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education is examining demographic, socioeconomic, public policy, and educations trends that affect college access and success.
Concerned that the United States is falling behind other industrialized nations in college graduation rates, this nationally representative group of college presidents, university chancellors, admission and enrollments deans, school counselors and administrators, and other education experts will target decision-makers in the areas of K–12, higher education, and public policy with action-oriented recommendations.
Led by chair William Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland, the Commission will release its report in 2008.
The impetus for this effort was a series of discussions among College Board members at national and regional forums and at a 2006 meeting of guidance and enrollment professionals on the changing face of the college admissions.
Related initiatives
The Commission will work alongside the Task Force on Admissions in the 21st Century, which is led by Commission vice chair Jerome Lucido, vice provost for enrollment and policy and management at the University of Southern California.
The Commission and Task Force will draw from the work of the College Board's advocacy projects, including the Low-Income Task Force, the National Commission on Community Colleges, and Rethinking Student Aid.
View a list of Commission and Task Force members.