AGENDA

2019 CSPEN Higher Education Policy Meeting & Hill Day
Intercontinental Washington DC Wharf 

Monday, February 11, 2019
4:00 – 5:30 – Welcome – Michele Ernst, Jeri Prochaska, and Tom Netting – CSPEN’s Federal Legislative and Regulatory Update
5:30 – 7:00 – Welcome Reception

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
7:00 – 8:00 – Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 – Opening Keynote Speakers (Invited)
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) & Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV)
9:00 – 10:15 – House and Senate Education Committee Staff – HEA Reauthorization Panel Discussion

• Robert Moran, Education Policy Director, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee (Majority)
• Mary Nguyen Barry/ Bryce McKibben, Senior Policy Advisors, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee (Minority)
• Katherine Valle, Senior Policy Advisor on Higher Education, House Education and the Workforce Committee (Majority)
• Alex Ricci, Professional Staff Member, House Education and the Workforce Committee (Minority)

10:15 – 10:30 – Break
10:30 – 12:00 – Print & Social Media Industry Perspectives

• Mr. Michael Stratford, Education Reporter – POLITICO
• Dr. Drumm McNaughton, CEO – TheChangeLeader
• Eric Kelderman, Senior Reporter – The Chronicle of Higher Education

12:00 –1:30 – Lunch
1:30 – 2:45 – U.S. Department of Education Federal Regulatory Update

• James Moore, Senior Professional Staff,  Title IX/Clery Act Compliance
• Gregory Martin, Senior Professional Staff,  GE/Borrower Defenses/Neg Reg

2:45 – 3:00 – Break
3:00 – 4:15 – Think Tanks’ Take on the Future of Higher Education Policy

• Jason D. Delisle, Resident Fellow in Education Policy Studies, The American Enterprise Institute

4:15 – 5:30 – Delivering Your Message to Capitol Hill
5:30 – 7:00 – Higher Education Policy Reception
7:00 – Dinner (On Your Own)
 
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
7:00 – 8:30 – Breakfast
9:00 – 4:00 – CSPEN Hill Day