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Cheaper, Faster, Better: The Challenge Facing Higher Education
Feb. 4-5, 2011
The Poynter Institute
St. Petersburg, FL
Feb. 4
1 p.m. Better? How to Cover For-Profit Colleges
Moderator: Kim Clark, Education Writers Association
Panelists:
- Trace Urdan, managing director, Signal Hill, investment analyst of for-profit education companies
- Goldie Blumenstyk, reporter, The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Alex Clark, vice president, public affairs, Apollo Group, Inc.
2:30 p.m. Faster? Can Colleges Graduate More Students More Quickly?
Moderator: Eric Gorski, education writer, Associated Press
Panelists:
- Mamie Lynch, higher education research policy analyst, Education Trust
- Joyce Romano, vice president for student Affairs, Valencia Community College, the nation's biggest producer of associates' degrees.
- Cheryl Blanco, vice president, special projects, Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
4 p.m. FERPA: Are Colleges Stretching the Student-Privacy Law to Save Face?
Moderator: Caroline Hendrie, executive director, Education Writers Association
Panelists:
5:30 p.m. Cheaper? Are Budget Cuts Really Needed, and at What Cost to Quality?
Moderator: Jeffrey Selingo, editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Panelists:
- Howard Bunsis, professor of accounting, Eastern Michigan University and member of the executive committee of the American Association of University Professors
- Mike Griffith, senior school finance analyst, Education Commission of the States
- Beheruz Sethna, president, University of West Georgia
7:30 p.m. Dinner speakers: Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, co-authors of the 2010 book Higher Education?
Moderator: Kevin Corcoran, program director, Lumina Foundation
8:30 p.m. Reception
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Feb. 5
8:30 a.m. Data Smart: How to Find and Use Education Statistics
Moderator: Scott Smallwood, managing editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Panelists:
- Elise Miller, program director of the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
- Matthew Reed, Program Director, The Institute for College Access and Success
- Mark Kantrowitz, founder of Finaid.org and Fastweb.com
- Jennifer Engle, director of higher education research and policy, EdTrust
10 a.m. Covering Community Colleges: The Critical, Untold Stories and How to Tell Them
Moderator: Liz Willen, associate editor, the Hechinger Report
Panelists:
- Marisa Schultz, higher education reporter, The Detroit News
- Rita Giordano, reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Sung-Woo Cho, research associate, the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University
12 p.m. To-Do in 2011: Story Ideas for the Coming Year
Scott Jaschik, co-founder and editor of Inside Higher Ed
1 p.m. Better? Efforts to Improve Colleges’ Productivity
Moderator: Dave Spence, president, Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Panelists:
- Travis Reindl, program director, postsecondary education, education division, National Governors Association
- Donna Desrochers, deputy director, Delta Cost Project
- Tammy Muhs, general education program mathematics coordinator, University of Central Florida
2:30 p.m. Cheaper? The Outlook for Financial Aid in 2011
Moderator: Steve Burd, New America Foundation
Panelists:
- Mark Kantrowitz, founder of Finaid.org and Fastweb.com
- Sandy Baum, senior policy analyst, the College Board
- Pat Watkins, director of financial aid, Eckerd College
4 p.m. Capital Currents: What to Expect From Washington in 2011
Moderator: Mary Beth Marklein, higher education reporter, USA Today
Panelists:
- James Kvaal, deputy undersecretary, U.S. Department of Education
- Terry Hartle, senior vice president, American Council on Education
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