2025 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Julie Edmunds

Dr. Julie Edmunds is Director of the Early College Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she leads a team of researchers looking at early college, dual enrollment, postsecondary pathways and related topics. She has been studying early college and dual enrollment for 20 years and has authored or co-authored over 30 articles and a book, Early Colleges as a Model for Schooling: Creating New Pathways for Access to Higher Education. Dr. Edmunds has also been a program analyst for the U.S. Department of Education, an elementary school teacher, and a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Benefits and Challenges of Dual Enrollment

More and more students around the country are taking dual enrollment courses. Research is showing that dual enrollment leads to positive high school, postsecondary and workforce outcomes for students. But we also know there are challenges, including inequities in student participation, and factors that make it hard for postsecondary institutions to offer dual enrollment courses. Join Dr. Julie Edmunds, Director of the Early College Research Center, for a presentation and discussion around the following questions: What do we know about the impacts of dual enrollment and student participation in dual enrollment? What should colleges be thinking about as they seek to offer effective dual enrollment programming? What systems need to be in place to ensure that dual enrollment is effective and sustainable?