Thursday, April 21, 2022 - 8am Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - 12pm San Diego, CA General Event Thursday, April 21 @ 2:30-4:00 (PT) Social Skill Development and Short-Term Career Outcomes Among Graduates of Private Universities Emily Chen-Bendle, Matt Gregory, Gregory Wolniak, Charles Blaich (Wabash College) & Kathleen Wise (Wabash College) State Higher Education Funding During COVID-19: Exploring State-Level Characteristics Influencing Financing Decisions Meredith Billings, Denisa Gandara, Lindsey Hammond & Paul Rubin Friday, April 22 @ 2:30-4:00 (PT) Balancing Access and Success: Test-Optional Policies at Less Selective Public Institutions Collin Case & Alex Monday Friday, April 22 @ 4:15-5:45 (PT) A Dream Deferred: College Logics in the ‘Life Course’ of Nontraditional College Graduates (poster session) Emily Chen Bendle, Janine de Novais (Delaware) & George Spencer Here To Stay? Assessing the Relationships Between College Access Programs and College Enrollment and Persistence Outcomes of Underrepresented Students (poster session) Charles Sanchez Saturday, April 23 @ 9:45-11:15 (PT) Unpacking Gender Differences in Leadership Aspirations Among Resilient College Students Emily Chen-Bendle, Greg Wolniak & Jennifer L. Tackett (Northwestern) Is Option B a Viable Plan B? School Counselors' Sense-Making of a Dual-Enrollment Policy in Georgia Amy Stich,George Spencer Brionna Johnson & Sean Baser The Impact of Scholarship Access on College Participation: Evidence From the National Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Dennis Kramer, Carol Cutler, Christa Winkler Saturday, April 23 @ 4:15-5:45 (PT) Determinants of Dual Enrollment Access: A National Examination of Institutional Context and State Policies George Spencer & Monica Maldonado Sunday, April 24 @ 11:30-1:00 (PT) 2022 Award Ceremony for Winners in Education Research Krystal L. Williams- Scholars of Color Distinguished Career Contribution Award Monday, April 25 @ 8:00-9:30 (PT) A Critical Reflection on the Use of Theory in Rural College Access Research Andrew Crain, Stephanie Sowl & Amy Stich Defining Their Spaces and Places: A Qualitative Exploration of the Communities of Higher Education Organizations Sondra Barringer, B. Kathleen Gallagher, Alicia C. Schortgen, Emily V. Rasch Tuesday, April 26 @ 9:45-11:15 (PT) Peer Victimization and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors: Buffering Effects of Adult and Peer Support Jodi Miller & Dennis Kramer