GESCHKE LECTURE: DR. JONATHAN KOPPELL (equal access to education)

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Geschke Lecture Series

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Adults
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Dr. Jonathan Koppell: As President of Montclair State University, Koppell advocates for the role of universities as engines of public good that bring enormous value to their communities and the nation. He demonstrates the importance of fostering deep community partnerships, and illustrates the role that higher ed plays in ensuring a diverse leadership pipeline in America. Yet he doesn’t shy away from the critics, speaking to the need for higher education to embrace its shortcomings and to evolve, rather than defend the status quo.

  • Montclair State University is New Jersey’s second largest higher education institution. Montclair is a rare bird, a majority-minority and Hispanic-Serving Institution that is also emerging among the top tier of US doctoral research universities. It is ranked as one of the nation’s leading engines for social mobility based on its ability to integrate access, excellence and student success.

  • Since joining in 2021, Koppell has overseen record enrollment and retention, strategic re-imagination of colleges, and deepened community relationships to make a true difference in the region. This commitment was exemplified by Koppell’s decision to intervene when Bloomfield College, New Jersey’s only Predominantly-Black Institution, faced imminent closure. Montclair successfully engineered Bloomfield’s stabilization and merger into Montclair and is now establishing a model for a differentiated liberal arts college within a public university.

  • He serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations and has been a visiting scholar at the Brookings Institution, a Markle Fellow at the New America Foundation and a Fulbright Lecturer in Shanghai, China.

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