Post Secondary Access

3 credits · Peabody College - Professional

This seminar will explore how demographic change, public policy, and law promote and/or impede accessibility to U.S. higher education. Students will be exposed to a variety of literature that is both multidisciplinary and multilevel in regard to governance (institutional, local, state, and federal policies). Since the primary theme of the seminar is access to post secondary institutions, course materials will focus on groups historically and currently underrepresented in U.S. higher education. These include students who are low income, race and ethnic minorities, and/or immigrant students. In addition, the course will explore the effects of educational intervention programs designed to increase college access as well as the role of state and federal legislation on higher education access rates. Upon completion of the seminar, students will have learned relevant policy analysis skills that include synthesis of research, clear and concise presentation of relevant facts to stakeholders, and strategies for making responsible policy recommendations. [3]