Holistic Admissions with Julie Posselt

Who does the present system of doctoral admissions system work for, and who falls through its cracks? Drawing from her research, as well as recent case studies of high-diversity, selective PhD programs, Dr. Julie Posselt will pull back the curtain on a process usually conducted in secret. In this interactive workshop, departmental leaders will have an opportunity to gain perspective from hearing a range of approaches to decision-making in admissions. Posselt will share concrete strategies to improve admissions review. Attendees are encouraged to bring examples, questions, and concerns from their programs they would like Dr. Posselt to address within the workshop.

~~Seating is limited to 75~~

JULIE POSSELT is Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Southern California and a 2015 National Academy of Education/ Spencer Foundation postdoctoral fellow. Her research examines institutionalized inequalities in selective sectors of higher education, especially graduate education, elite colleges and universities, STEM fields, and the professoriate. Posselt is the author of Inside Graduate Admissions: Merit, Diversity, and Faculty Gatekeeping (Harvard University Press, 2016), an award-winning ethnographic comparative study of faculty decision making in doctoral admissions. Her research is also published in the American Educational Research Journal, Journal of Higher Education, Annual Review of Sociology, and Research in Higher Education, among others. A member of the editorial review boards for the Journal of Higher Education and Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, her research has been funded by the US Department of Education, Spencer Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and National Science Foundation. She received her PhD from the University of Michigan, and recently received the the 2017 Early Career Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education.