Agency and Equity: A Matter of Professional Practice for Counselors

Strategies and supports for school counselors and leaders to ensure access, achievement, and equitable outcomes for all students.

Continuing an Ecosystem for Student Success: A Connecticut Case Study

Connecticut education leaders will discuss how they are working during the pandemic to continue initiatives to prepare students for postsecondary education.

Follow the Money: Removing Real Access Barriers

Access to opportunity in the U.S. depends on an affordable college education. Join a frank, solutions-oriented discussion about creating greater access for students.

The SAT and Covid-19: Updates and Guidance Around the SAT Suite of Assessments

This session will explore exciting new developments and policy changes related to the SAT Suite of Assessments.

Why Context Matters More than Ever: Exploring the Role of Landscape

Participants will discuss the increased role of context as they evaluate applicants in the covid-19 environment.

Financial Aid Communications: Lessons Learned and Confirmed During Covid-19

This session will explore how financial aid communications were changed because of the pandemic and what tools were used to get clear messages to students and families.

Career Finder

This session will review the resources available to students who explore the Career Finder website, which contains information about 1,000 different careers.

College Board Recognition Programs

This session provides an overview of the new College Board Recognition Programs for African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous, and students who attend schools in a rural area or small town.

Overview of AP Daily and AP Classroom

This session will dive into the AP resources supporting teaching and learning in the 2020-21 academic year, including AP Daily.

The College Board Approach to Keeping America’s Students on Track

This session will explore the ways College Board is approaching a continuity of learning by focusing on providing methods of access and success in higher education.

Trends in Higher Education 2020

This session will highlight the latest findings from Trends in College Pricing 2020 and Trends in Student Aid 2020.

Understanding the Evolving Role of the SAT in International Admissions

This session will explore timely updates and trends in admissions and guidance.

Forecasting and Modeling in Unprecedented Times

Doom-and-gloom demographic projections indicate a looming enrollment crisis. This session features four different strategic approaches for institutions as they deal with the pandemic.

Revolutionizing the SAT Experience with the Test Day Toolkit

Take a tour of College Board’s new online SAT administration tool designed to enhance and simplify the test day experience for staff and students.

Student Search: Opportunities, Innovations, and Considerations

Explore strategies for expanding your ability to reach and connect with more students with Student Search Service.

Supporting Undocumented Students for College and Career Success

This session will cover the laws impacting undocumented students and effective practices for supporting their college success and career options.

The AP Capstone Diploma Program: District and Higher Ed Success

Learn about the AP Capstone Diploma program and how its core classes—AP Seminar and AP Research—fit with districts and higher education.

Warrior Way Back—Reengaging Returning Students Through Debt Forgiveness

Learn how WSU created the nation’s first debt forgiveness program for returning students and generated $1 million tuition revenue in a single year.

Admissions Flexibility: Deliberation and Decision-Making During Covid-19

Join enrollment management leaders and experts as we discuss thoughtful, student-centered approaches to admissions flexibility in 2020 and beyond.

Navigating the New Normal: College Advising and Admissions Insights

Join the timely conversation with school counseling and higher education admissions leaders to learn ways to assist students and families in navigating the new normal.

Washington Watch: Higher Education Policy and the 2020 Election

Presenters will discuss the latest higher education news from Washington, D.C., offer election prognostications, and ask participants to share priorities and concerns.

EM Strategies that Advance Institutional Missions Regarding Diversity

Effective EM strategies that can advance diversity aims and bolster the legal defensibility of considerations of race in admission.

Equitable Options for Supporting Student Success

This session will describe how the development and implementation of statewide reform efforts in Texas higher ed institutions are supporting students during the current pandemic.

Financial Aid and Regulations in a Pandemic World

This session will provide an update on regulations related to the administration of Title IV financial aid and the CARES Act.

Leveraging Data and Networks to Increase College Enrollment and Remove Barriers

Eleven school districts in Dallas County collectively worked to increase college enrollment while addressing barriers that cause equity gaps.

On Track: Use Pre-AP and Targeted Programs to Reclaim the Freshman Class

Representatives from an Illinois HS will discuss how a large, urban district used the Pre-AP platform to keep its freshman class on track for college success.

AP Classroom in an Online World: Strategies for Maximizing Online Learning

This discussion will focus on best practices for using AP Classroom in a virtual classroom environment.

Financial Aid: A Call to Higher Education Leadership

Professionals discuss how this year has presented new leadership challenges and why cultivating financial aid professionals is important to the future of higher ed.

AP Seminar and the African Diaspora

During this session, pilot AP Seminar teachers will share how they introduced the diaspora to their students to support their mastery of critical thinking, research, and collaboration skills.

College Board Opportunity Scholarships: A Digital College Planning Guide

This session will explore how the CBOS digital guide can help juniors and seniors stay on track with college planning and earn scholarships from home.

Collaboration Super Powers: Partnerships to Enhance Student Success

South Carolina state agencies, K–12 districts, and College Board joined forces to align efforts around the College Board Opportunity Scholarships program.

End of the World As We Know It? A New Decade in International Student Recruitment

Last year, U.S. higher education saw its first drop in international undergrads coming to the U.S. since the 2008 Great Recession. How can this trend be flipped?

Race and Student Loan Debt

A deeper look at the student-debt crisis to address racial inequality.

Students Speak: Sharing Their Experience During Covid-19

Representatives from the College Board Youth Council share critical perspectives on their experiences and virtual learning during covid-19.

Teaching Effectively Through a Crisis

An interactive presentation sharing experiences, ideas, strategies, and software applications that support student learning during a time of crisis.

Funding Student Needs Beyond the Bill: the Covid-19 Challenge

This session explores ways to help students fund the costs of education beyond tuition and fees in the evolving landscape created by the pandemic.

Special Webinar on Self-Care from the Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions

Join this discussion about ways that college admissions officers can keep their heads, hearts, and souls together in order to care for themselves and the people in their charge.

Three Steps to Raising SAT Results for Underrepresented Student Populations

Explore proven approaches to increase testing outcomes that ultimately impact admissions and financial aid opportunities for underrepresented students.

All Means All: Fostering a Successful Culture of AP for All

A discussion of how two high schools are committed to a successful AP experience. See the path they forged to increase opportunities.

Beyond Covid-19: Supporting Students’ Social and Emotional Well-being

Join this conversation to understand the important role of school counselors to identify resources that facilitate student success.

College Credit in High School: Monitoring and Measuring Success

The session will review efforts to study the effectiveness of college credit in high school programs.

Experience Pre-AP: An Exploration of the Core Elements of a Pre-AP Course

Through active learning experiences, participants will develop a deeper understanding of how Pre-AP courses are constructed.

Improving the Application Experience—Materials that Matter

Do you question whether application materials adequately represent the applicants? This session covers what happens when colleges have options available.

The Price Is Right—Or Is it? Perspectives on Pricing Strategies

Our panel will share views on the value of different pricing strategies and provide research findings on how students understand these practices.

Can You See Me? The Invisibility of Native Students on College Campuses

This session will cover the exclusion of Native communities and students in conversations surrounding educational and college equity.

Promote Access, Prepare for Success: A Discussion on AP, SAT, and Equity

This roundtable will engage Forum attendees to discuss and share their work in the area of social justice to promote access and success on the AP, the SAT, and equity in schools.

Sharing Best Practices for the Use of Professional Judgment during Covid-19

See how professional judgment can be applied to respond to students’ financial issues during the pandemic.

Sustaining Higher Ed Access, Equity, and Affordability Under Covid-19

A discussion of how higher ed institutions have responded to the pandemic, including policies and practices designed to preserve and promote access, equity, inclusion, and diversity.

Trends in Higher Education 2020: On-Demand Repeat of Session

This session will highlight the latest findings from Trends in College Pricing 2020 and Trends in Student Aid 2020.

Washington Watch: Higher Education Policy and the 2020 Election: On-Demand

Presenters will discuss the latest higher education news from D.C.