View the Webinar | A Webinar focused on how to explore the dialogue between policymakers and higher education officials and learn how embracing efforts to make higher education more efficient and cost effective can benefit students, institutions and taxpayers alike, especially as an alternative to reducing capacity and raising tuition during tight fiscal times. Panelists Lana Oleen (a higher education advisor and former Kansas Senate Majority Leader), Bob Hawks (Montana Senate), Greg Nichols (former Iowa SHEEO), and Julie Bell (education program leader for the National Conference of State Legislatures) discuss how higher education is perceived by legislators; how to talk about productivity with legislators, including what not to say; and legislative trends that will affect higher education advocacy efforts.
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A report prepared by by John Immerwahr, Jean Johnson, and Paul Gasbarra for Public Agenda supported by Making Opportunity Affordable. With state budgets under pressure from the economic downturn and widespread public anxiety about whether college is accessible to all qualified students, a new report released today points to the need for policymakers, public higher education leadership, and faculty to join together to look for ways to keep public higher education costs under control.