Research Institute for Studies in Education

Incoming RISE Director to attend annual conference for the Southeastern Association for Community College Research

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Dr. Linda Serra Hagedorn, incoming director of RISE, has been asked to serve as a panelist at the annual conference for the Southeastern Association for Community College Research (SACCR) to be held this August in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Dr. Hagedorn’s participation in the panel discussion comes at the recommendation of Pat Stanley, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.

The focus of the panel discussion is "Suggestions for a National Community College Research Agenda" and will serve as a follow-up to the keynote address given by Stanley. Additional information on SACCR can be found at www.saccr.org.

Dr. Hagedorn will also present an invited session with Dr. Randy Swing, the Executive Director of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR). The presentation will address trends in training for community college institutional research.