Jerry Lucido Advocates for College Access
October 1, 2009 3:10 PM
On Sept. 22, Jerry Lucido, USC vice provost for enrollment policy and management, spoke on behalf of the Pathways to College Act at a legislative hearing on Capitol Hill.
The bipartisan hearing was chaired by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Reps. Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) and Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich).
The act will provide for college counselors and college counseling programs at high schools with predominantly low income student populations. Lucido said it is quite likely that the act will be folded into a renewal of the No Child Left Behind legislation.
Lucido told the hearing attendees: “From the perspective of colleges and universities, the bill does the right things, and it is clear and unambiguous in doing so.” He said that the U.S. must improve middle and high school counseling, and simplify the college admission process to encourage more first-generation students to apply.
Lucido called the hearing “very successful” and is hopeful that the bill will go to Congress within a year.
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