Stanford University’s Eric Bettinger to Deliver Inauguration Week Lecture

As part of Inauguration Week’s schedule of events, Eric Bettinger, a professor in the Stanford University School of Education, will deliver the faculty lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wed. Sept. 29 in Colton Chapel. The lecture will be livestreamed.

Bettinger, who is also a research associate in the program on education at the National Bureau of Economic Research, will speak on “Lessons in Student Access and Success” during his moderated presentation.

Eric Bettinger, a professor in the Stanford University School of Education

Bettinger worked with President Nicole Farmer Hurd, founding CEO of the College Advising Corps (CAC), for a decade when she was expanding the nation’s largest college access program and focusing on instilling a culture of evaluation and improvement. He collaborated with her in strengthening that culture and providing outside validation of CAC’s efforts.

Director of the Center for Educational Policy Analysis and a Co-Director at the Lemann Center for Brazilian Education at Stanford, Bettinger has research interests in economics of education; student success and completion in college; the impacts of financial aid; teacher characteristics and student success in college; and effects of voucher programs on both academic and non-academic outcomes.

His research focuses on using rigorous statistical methods in identifying cause-and-effect relationships in higher education. His research has influenced recent efforts by the White House to simplify financial aid processes. Bettinger has served as a consultant to the White House and various state governments on financial aid policies.

Watch the lecture.