Graduate students will work together to identify opportunities to address access to higher education in New Jersey.
The New Jersey State Policy Lab at Rutgers University and SPIA in NJ at Princeton University will be hosting the third annual Policy Collaboratory at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development on March 25th. This collaborative event, sponsored by the Rutgers Democracy Lab, will welcome graduate students to work together and brainstorm various solutions to address access to higher education in the Garden State.
In consultation with academic experts from a variety of disciplines as well as advocates, policymakers, elected officials, and people with lived experience, students will work together in mixed teams to develop creative and original solutions to this policy problem. Students will have the opportunity to explore six themes related to higher education access:
Affordability and financial aid | Basic needs support | Coursework and curricular pathways | Guidance and wraparound student supports | Metrics and accountability | Transfer pathways
The half-day event will include complimentary lunch as well as an optional networking cocktail hour after the conference concludes.
Students are strongly encouraged to bring a laptop, tablet, or other writing materials for the development of presentations in the second half of the conference.