Upcoming Events
Regular Meetings
(4:00pm - 5:30pm):
January 22
February 19
March 19
April 9
Public Events
Wednesday, March 18:
A MODEST PROPOSAL
for Making Higher Education Beneficial to the Public
Brian Rosenberg
Brian Rosenberg is a Visiting Professor of Education at Harvard University, and the former President of Macalester College. Prior to moving to Macalester College, he was Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English at Allegheny College.
Rosenberg’s work has appeared regularly in the Chronicle of Higher Education, as well asInside Higher Ed, and national news outlets, including theLos Angeles Times, and The New York Times,. He is the author of “Whatever It Is, I’m Against It”: Resistance to Change in Higher Education (Harvard Education Press, 2023).
Wednesday, April 8
The Challenges Facing American Higher Education:
Economics and Finances
Catharine “Cappy” Bond Hill
Cappy Bond is a noted economist whose work focuses on higher education affordability and access, as well as on economic development and reform in Africa. She served as the tenth president of Vassar College from 2006 to 2016, before moving to Ithaka S+R as its managing director, and later as a senior advisor.
Cappy’s work focuses expanding the benefits of higher education, demonstrating the value of a liberal education, and the educational needs of veterans, people in prison, adult learners, students from lower income families, and rural learners. She has been quoted in national outlets ranging from the The New York Times to
Inside Higher Ed.