Image: The theme of this year's ASHE virtual conference is "Advancing Full Participation," and the IHE community has responded in a big way. Check out the sessions below. More information at https://www.ashe.ws/schedule2020. IHE is a proud ASHE 2020 breakout room sponsor. Preconference Programming The Landscape of Performance-Based Funding Policies (Paper co-written by Alex Cassell, MEd 2019, et al.) PBF Policy Design and College Access and Selectivity (Paper co-written by Kelly Rosinger, PhD 2015, et al.) Wednesday, November 18 Excellence and Equity? A Comparative Study of Inclusivity and Honors Colleges in Public Universities (Paper by Amy Stich, Elizabeth Ndika & Matt Dean) Why Do Faculty Become Administrative Leaders? Academic Capitalism in STEM-Centered Units (Paper by Jarrett Warshaw, PhD 2016, et al.) “Hand up” or “Hand out?”: Belief systems of Georgia’s Workforce Development Policymakers (Paper by Lindsey Hammond, PhD 2020) Local Promise Program Effects on Community College Revenues: Variation across Program-Design Characteristics (Paper by Denisa Gandara, PhD 2016 & Meredith Billings, postdoctoral associate, 2018-2019) State Authorization Landscape and Process: An inventory, classification, and analysis (Paper by Erik Ness & Sean Baser) Retrenchment: A Key Issue for the “Key Profession” (Paper by Tim Cain & Erin Leach) Presidents as Agents of Connection: An Exploratory Study of University Presidential Ties 2005-2015 (Paper by Sondra Barringer, postdoctoral associate, 2013-2014 & Karley Riffe, PhD 2018) Prestige and Emulation in Strategic Action Fields: An Analysis of the Association of American Universities (Paper by Jenn May-Trifiletti & Nathan Moore, PhD 2020) Understanding Rural Access Policy Design: A Comparative Case Study Approach (Paper by Andrew Crain, PhD 2020) Personal, Impersonal and All of the Above: Which Components of the Admission Application Matter Most in Particular Institutional Contexts? (Paper by Barrett Taylor, PhD 2012, Kelly Rosinger, PhD 2105, et al. No Deposit Required: Impact of Enrollment Deposit Waiver on Low-Income Student Summer Melt (Paper by Dennis Kramer, PhD 2014, et al.) College Student Diversity and Graduation Rates (Paper by Rob Toutkoushian) Student Employment and College Completion: The Varying Effects Between Race and Institution Level (Paper by Maurice Shirley, postdoctoral associate, 2019-2020) Thursday, November 19 Institutional Priorities for Faculty: A Content Analysis of University Strategic Plans (Paper co-written by Karley Riffe, PhD 2018, et al.) Who is Sharing Shared Governance?: An Analysis of University Committees (Paper co-written by Karley Riffe, PhD 2018, et al.) Ties to the Core: Mapping Academic Boundaries in the Modern Research University (Paper co-written by Sondra Barringer, postdoctoral associate, 2013-2014, et al.) Assessing the Role of Geographic Context in Transfer Student Success (Paper by Melissa Whatley, PhD 2019, Andrew Crain, PhD 2020, et al.) Resources, Reputation, and Access: Exploring the Effects of Offering On-Campus Housing at Community Colleges (Paper by Jenn May-Trifiletti) Identifying and Reengaging Students with Some College, No Degree: Initial Results and Projections from a National Initiative (Paper co-written by Paul Rubin, PhD 2017 et al.) Partisanship and the Balance Wheel: Exploring the Influence of Political Conditions in a Time-Tested Hypothesis (Paper co-written by Barrett Taylor, PhD 2012, et al.) Funding public higher education fairly: Evaluating the transferability of K12 school finance frameworks to the higher education context (Paper co-written by Denisa Gandara, PhD 2014, et al.) Friday, November 20 The Role of Prior Adversity in Career Development: A Mixed-Methods Study of First-Year College Students (Paper by Grace Covello, Greg Wolniak & Amy Stich) Crime and Persistence: The Effect of Local Crime on College Transfer Rates (Paper co-written by Dennis Kramer, PhD 2014, et al.) Saturday, November 21 Behind the Scene: Exploring Mechanisms for College Access through Early Admission Policies in Four-year Universities (Paper by Hee Jung Gong) Type of News/Audience: Alumni Research Tags: presentations