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Emerging Issues In Higher Education
EmilyM.Dickens,JDSVP,GeneralCounsel
&ChiefRelationshipOfficer,ThurgoodMarshallCollegeFund
ThomasHarnisch,EdDDirectorofStateRelations
&PolicyAnalysis,AmericanAssociationofState
CollegesandUniversities(AASCU)@aascupolicy
TravisT.York,PhDDirectorofStudentSuccess,
Research&Policy,AssociationofPublic&Land-grant
Universities(APLU)@travisyork
AboutAASCUØ Representover400publiccollegeanduniversity
presidentsØ Oursector:regionalpublicuniversities,or“SCUs”Ø Emphasis:Undergraduateeducation,affordable
access,studentsuccess,anddiversityØ StateandfederalgovernmentrelationsØ Leadership/professionaldevelopmentforpresidents,
provosts,governmentrelations,communications
AboutAPLUAPLUisaresearch,policy,andadvocacyorganizationdedicatedtostrengtheningandadvancingtheworkofpublicuniversitiesintheU.S.,Canada,andMexico. Withamembershipof237publicresearchuniversities,land-grantinstitutions,stateuniversitysystems,andaffiliatedorganizations,APLU'sagendaisbuiltonthethreepillarsofincreasingdegreecompletionandacademicsuccess,advancingscientificresearch,andexpandingengagement. Annually,membercampusesenroll4.8millionundergraduatesand1.3milliongraduatestudents,award1.2milliondegrees,employ1.2millionfacultyandstaff,andconduct$43.5billioninuniversity-basedresearch.
AboutTMCFTheThurgoodMarshallCollegeFund(TMCF)isnamedfortheU.S.SupremeCourt’sfirstAfrican-AmericanJustice, ThurgoodMarshall.TMCFistheonlynationalorganizationthatsupportsallHistoricallyBlackCollegesandUniversities(HBCUs)withmember-schoolsincludingthe47 publicly-supported HBCUs.
• TMCFhelpsstudentsacquireahigh-qualitycollegeeducationatanaffordablecost.
• TMCFconnectshigh-performingstudentswithtoptieremploymentopportunities.
• Todate,TMCFhasawardedmorethan$250millioninassistancetoitsstudentsandmember-schools.
• Approximately80%ofallstudentsenrolledinHBCUsattendTMCFmember-schools.
• 98%ofTMCF’sawardsaredistributedexclusivelytoHBCUsandBlackColleges
Politics
• Publichighered operatesinapoliticalecosystem.Itisconstitutionallyastatefunction.
• Republicanpowerinstatesnear100-yearhighs.FullcontrolofWashington
• The2018electionswillbevery,veryimportant
Top10PolicyIssues1.HigherEducationFunding2.Affordability&Fed.Budgeting3.EconomicandWorkforceDevelopment
(FSLAOvertimeRule)4.UndocumentedandDACAstudents/
CampusToolkittosupporttheBridgeAct5.CampusSexualAssault(HEA)
Top10PolicyIssues6.GunsonCampus7.InstitutionalProductivityandStudent
Success8.AcademicFreedom,CivilRightsandSocial
Issues9.StudentDebtManagement10.DualEnrollment
OtherKeyIssues
• FirstAmendment• RaceRelationsonCampus• Studentfees• EndowmentUse• Mergers• InstitutionalViability• Infrastructure
Conclusions
• Conservativepowerisatapeak• Thenationandstatesareinfordifficultbudgetseasons
• Affordabilitywillbeabigissue• Campussexualassaultandgunsoncampuswillbeflashpoints.
• Yourvoicematters!
Q&AEmilyM.Dickens,JD
SVP,GeneralCounsel&ChiefRelationshipOfficerThurgoodMarshallCollegeFund
ThomasHarnisch,EdDDirectorofStateRelationsandPolicyAnalysis
AmericanAssociationofStateCollegesandUniversities(AASCU)@aascupolicy
TravisT.York,PhDDirectorofStudentSuccess,Research&Policy,
AssociationofPublic&Land-grantUniversities(APLU)@travisyork
AdditionalResources• ExamplesofHowPublicUniversitiesareRespondingtoNewImmigration
ExecutiveOrder: YoucanviewAPLU’scurrentcollectionofresponsesat:www.aplu.org/ImmigrationResponse
• TheproposedBRIDGEAct wouldcodifyforthreeyearsthepoliciesoftheDeferredActionforChildhoodArrivals(DACA)program.RutgersUniversityPresidentBarchi haswidelysharedanonlineletter whichyou,yourcolleagues,and/oryourstudentscouldtakepartin.
• FollowAPLUandAASCUonTwitterforregularpolicyupdates!