Public Higher Education Tuition and Enrollment: Lecture by Dave Marcotte (2/10)

Dave Marcotte, UMBC public policy professor and graduate program director, will present the inaugural lecture in this semester’s Research Seminar Seminar Series in Public Policy and Economics this Friday, February 10, at noon in PUP 438.

Marcotte’s talk is titled “Public Higher Education Tuition and Enrollment.” His writing on higher education, school closings and test scores has appeared in both academic journals and popular press, such asĀ  the Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Wall Street Journal, Baltimore Sun, Education Week and Inside Higher Education.

Additional series speakers this semester include Tara Watson, Williams College (3/9), Tom Vicino, Northeastern University (3/30); Jim Bessen, Boston University (4/6); and Randall Reback, Barnard College (4/27). For details, see the social sciences event calendar on myUMBC.

Public Policy and Economics Announce Spring 2012 Research Seminar Series

The full spring 2012 calendar for UMBC’s Research Seminar Series in Public Policy and Economics has just been released, including an exciting set of speakers on topics ranging from public higher education tuition to immigration enforcement.

Speakers include Dave Marcotte, UMBC (2/10); Tara Watson, Williams College (3/9), Tom Vicino, Northeastern University (3/30); Jim Bessen, Boston University (4/6); and Randall Reback, Barnard College (4/27). Each talk is scheduled for noon in PUP 438.