Session Chairs:

Richard V. Butler, Trinity University

Papers:

"Higher Education Opportunities and Local Employment Conditions "
Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Contact Author)
Cristina Lira, The University of Alabama
Samuel Addy, The University of Alabama

"The 21st Century Workforce: Is There a 'Skills Gap?' If So, How Can We Close It?"
Richard V. Butler, Trinity University (Contact Author)
Paulius Kosmarciukas, Trinity University

"Estimating the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Returns to Multiple Measures of MBA Quality"
Wayne A. Grove, Le Moyne College
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis (Contact Author)

"Do Postdoctoral Fellowships Increase the Likelihood of Tenure? "
Omari H. Swinton, Howard University (Contact Author)
Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, Bennett College for Women
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

"Placement of the 2008-09 Class of Economics Ph.D. Students"
Chad Turner, Nicholls State University (Contact Author)
Bhavneet Walia, Nicholls State University
Shane Sanders, Nicholls State University

Discussants:

Tommy Henry, Mississippi State University
Kylie Goggins, University of Kentucky
Azhar Iqbal, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Chad Turner, Nicholls State University
Alice Louise Kassens, Roanoke College

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Organizers:

Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American

Session Chairs:

Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University

Papers:

"Trends in Faculty Appointments and Promotion: Will We Have to Rethink What It Means to be Faculty?"
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University
Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, Bennett College for Women (Contact Author)
Omari H. Swinton, Howard University

"Minority Interstate Higher Education Graduation Rates: Evidences from the Survey of College Graduates"
Benjamin Matta, New Mexico State University
Benjamin Widner, New Mexico State University (Contact Author)
Luis Saenz, New Mexico State University

"An Evaluation of the Kalamazoo Promise"
Rodney J. Andrews, University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)
Vimal Ranchhod, University of Cape Town
Stephen L. DesJardins, University of Michigan

"Establishing a Pipeline for Future Economists: The Role of Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment Courses in Recruiting Minority and Underrepresented Students"
Belinda Roman, Palo Alto College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Benjamin Widner, New Mexico State University
Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University
Darrick Hamilton, The New School
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University

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