The Colin Powell School and the Social Mobility Lab at The City College of New York invite you to attend the second annual Social Mobility Lab Summit this coming April 13, 2026, from 11am – 2:30pm.
Join us to learn more about new ways to accelerate and expand opportunity for our students, their families, and the communities they represent.
Register now, as space is limited: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-social-mobility-lab-summit-tickets-1982695316063
Program
We are excited to share the following program for our upcoming Social Mobility Lab Summit:
— Introductory remarks from CCNY President Vince Boudreau discussing the centrality of higher education to social mobility
— Updates on new initiatives from the Social Mobility Lab including our new journal, our Ideas for Moving Up Campaign, an awe-inspiring experiment, collaborations with student journalists, and a new AI tool in development Announcement of our next round of Social Mobility Lab grantees
— Our keynote address from two students sharing their own inspiring stories of social mobility
— We will hear from our current grantees from University of Pennsylvania, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The Ohio State University, Montclair State University, Emory University, University of North Carolina, Guttman Community College at CUNY and Harvard University, who will share their early findings on a range of topics, including rethinking social mobility, family dynamics, and effective supports
— Closing remarks from Ambassador Marc Ostfield (ret.), the new Dean of The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership
All attendees will receive a copy of our inaugural Journal of Up and lunch will be served.
Venue
The City College of New York
Shepard Hall 350
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031
To register
As space is limited, we encourage you to register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-social-mobility-lab-summit-tickets-1982695316063
About the Social Mobility Lab – The Social Mobility Lab at the Colin Powell School, City College of New York aims to discover new ways to accelerate and expand opportunity for our students, their families and the communities they represent. The Lab supports research, teaching, public discussions, and experimentation — all geared to promote a better understanding of social mobility and the role higher education plays in advancing it. The Lab is unique among organizations focused on social mobility, because it is community-based and geared toward implementation of solutions: as we learn, we will translate that knowledge into programs and practices to help our students move up in life and will engage the people and communities who can most benefit from what we are doing at every stage of our work.
