Francis J. Carey, Jr. Lecture
The Francis J. Carey, Jr. Lecture Series was established in 2019 to connect Gilman boys and our community with deans of admissions from leading colleges and universities through their presentations on admissions, leadership, and inspiring accomplishments.
Announcing Our 2024 Carey Lecturer
Jeremiah Quinlan, Yale University
Theme: "Trust the Process"
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Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024
1:20 p.m. at Upper School Assembly
Alumni Auditorium
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A recording of this year's lecture will, as in previous years, be made available on this page post-event.
Learn More About Our Speaker
Jeremiah Quinlan is Yale University's Dean of Undergraduate Admissions & Financial Aid. As Dean of Undergraduate Admissions & Financial Aid, Jeremiah is responsible for Yale's outreach efforts to high-achieving students around the world, the College's selection, recruitment, and financial aid processes, development of admissions and financial aid policy and practices, and the advancement of Yale's position as a global leader in affordability and undergraduate education.
Jeremiah has served in a variety of roles in the Yale Admissions office since 2003. As the Director of Outreach and Recruitment, he led Yale's efforts to attract high-achieving low income students and overhauled the admissions office's yield activities. As Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Jeremiah served as the senior member of the admissions committee responsible for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) recruitment.
In July 2013, Jeremiah was appointed Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, just as active planning for first expansion of Yale College enrollment in more than 40 years was beginning. He worked to diversify the applicant pool and increase the diversity in each first-year class of approximately 1,370 students in preparation for enrolling the first class of approximately 1,570 in fall of 2017. Compared with the first-year class that began at Yale fall 2013, the class that began in fall 2017 included nearly 100 more Pell-eligible students and 100 more first-generation college students. The increase in both class size and representation resulted in approximately 400 more Pell-Eligible undergraduates enrolled in 2019 compared with 2014 — a rise of 59% in 5 years.
The most recent Yale College class admitted under Quinlan's leadership, the Class of 2023, is the first with its majority of students identifying as American students of color. This follows in line with a progressively diverse and high-quality applicant pool. It is also the second class in a row that includes more than 300 Pell-eligible students. Dean Quinlan is proud that Yale taken a leadership position among our peers in this area.
In August 2017 Jeremiah's portfolio grew to include oversight of the new Yale Office of Undergraduate Financial Aid. In this role, he leads a team of financial aid officers who work with the nearly 3,000 Yale College students who receive need-based Yale scholarships and manages the College's financial aid budget of approximately $185 million. Financial aid awards from Yale meet 100% of every student's financial need without requiring loans, and Yale College operates with a need-blind admissions policy for all students regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Dean Quinlan works closely with the Provost and Dean of Yale College to establish effective financial aid policies, practices, and communications strategies. With the Yale College Financial Aid Working Group, Jeremiah has developed several policy enhancements that have benefited all students receiving aid, while significantly reducing financial expectations for students from families with the greatest financial need. With his colleagues, Dean Quinlan builds messaging and recruitment strategies to clearly and consistently communicate Yale's affordability, and provides leadership in national conversations about college access and affordability.
From 2011 to 2013, Jeremiah also served as the inaugural Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid at Yale-NUS College, the first liberal arts college in Singapore. As the second staff member in the Yale-NUS's history, Jeremiah assembled a highly-functioning staff of admissions professionals, designed a holistic admissions process from scratch, implemented a global outreach and recruitment strategy, and oversaw the administration of financial aid. In its first admissions cycle, Yale-NUS attracted over 11,400 applications from over 130 countries and welcomed a class with an academic profile similar to the most competitive liberal arts colleges around the world.
Jeremiah graduated magna cum laude from Yale with a Bachelor of Arts in history. More recently, he received his M.B.A. from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, majoring in Marketing, Finance, and Social Enterprise.
In addition to his responsibilities as Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Jeremiah is a member of the senior management team of Yale College and has chaired the searches for the Dean of Student Affairs and the Director of Undergraduate Financial Aid for Yale College. Jeremiah is a fellow of Franklin College at Yale and has served as a College Advisor for first- and second-year students since 2003. He also serves on the College Board's advisory group for the redesigned SAT and is a member of the Board of Directors of The Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success. Jeremiah has presented around the world on the use of technology in admissions recruitment, on-campus events for admitted students, getting the most out of teacher recommendations and writing the college essay, and the future of liberal arts education and holistic admissions.
In his free time Jeremiah is an avid squash player, loves to read or listen to Agatha Christie mysteries, and is a cursed fan of the New York Mets.
Previous Carey Lecture Recordings
We remain grateful to Gilman Trustee William P. Carey II and the Carey Foundation for their commitment to this series and its important purpose.
2023: Shawn Felton, Cornell University
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2022: Dean Lee Coffin, Dartmouth College
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2021: Whitney Soule, University of Pennsylvania
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2020: Karen Richardson, Princeton University
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