HEMAC Hosts First Partner Convening

In early April, HEMAC hosted its first in-person partner convening at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. A total of 90 attendees representing 24 institutions and organizations from 15 states gathered to discuss new research, share best practices, and collaborate around a shared commitment to student success.

Highlights from the event included:

A keynote address from David Deming, a professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School, about the important role of career technical education (CTE) and other skills-based training in helping men succeed in the transition from school to work.
Insightful presentations from Yes& Lipman Hearne about marketing to 18-year-old men, and from the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee about recent data and enrollment trends.
A wide-ranging keynote conversation with New York Times opinion columnist David French, facilitated by the University of Central Florida’s Dr. Andrea Guzman.
A presentation about male students’ majors of choice, led by the American Institute for Boys and Men, and a discussion about how we can recruit more men for careers in healthcare, led by Belmont University.
A group of students – joined by their mothers – who shared insights into their college decision-making processes.

Thank you to all of the speakers, panelists, partners, and everyone who helped make the event such a success. HEMAC partners can access slide decks, video recordings, and other materials from the event via the partner portal. Registration information for upcoming virtual events is also accessible via the portal.

To learn more about your institution can get involved in HEMAC and future events, please send us a message or email hemac@aibm.org. Follow HEMAC on LinkedIn for ongoing updates about our work.