U.C. Irvine is hosting a Symposium on Higher Education Access, this Friday, September 25.  

I'm presenting A Value Added Perspective on Higher Education.  Jim Chen is presenting his work on competitive merit scholarships.  Sandy Baum and Eileen O’Leary are presenting research on higher education finance.

Other speakers include: 

Associate Justice Goodwin Liu,  California Supreme Court (Keynote)

Deborah Bial,  The Posse Foundation

Osamudia James, University of Miami School of Law

William Kidder, University of California, Riverside

David F. Labaree, Stanford Graduate School of Education

Rachel F. Moran, UCLA School of Law

Michael A. Olivas, University of Houston Law Center

Kimberly West-Faulcon, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

 Moderators: Bryant Garth, Jonathan Glater, Michael A. Olivas