Idaho Higher Education in Context/Idaho Higher Education Policy in Context
Testimony to Idaho Senate Education Committee, Boise, ID, February 6, 2013
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Idaho Higher Education in Context/Idaho Higher Education Policy in Context
Testimony to Idaho House of Representatives Education Committee, Boise, ID, February 6, 2013
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Policy Issues with Respect to On-line Learning
State University System of Florida, Strategic Planning Committee Workshop, Davie, FL, December 17, 2012) 
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The Consequences of the Election on Federal Higher Education Policy
College Access Challenge Grant Network, Austin, TX, December 14, 2012
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The Consequences of the Election on Federal Higher Education Policy
WICHE Commission Meeting Plenary Session, Salt Lake City, UT, November 13, 2012) 
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Setting the Stage for MSU's Future
Montana University System Board of Regents Planning Session, Helena, MT, October 23, 2012)
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Crisis or Opportunity: Beyond Just "Knocking at the College Door"
Pre-NACAC College Board Workshop, Student Trends in the New Economy, Denver, CO, October 4, 2012)
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Election 2012: What a Democratic Republican Victory Could Mean for Higher Education
NACAC National Conference, Denver, CO, October 3, 2012)
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Time is the Enemy - Reducing Time to Degree
Wyoming Summit on Community Colleges, Casper, WY, September 18, 2012)
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State Efforts to Assure Affordability in the New Normal
(Testimony before U.S. Senate : Full Committee Hearing - Improving College Affordability: A View From the States, September 13, 2012)
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State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
Legislative Advisory Committee Meeting, Sacramento, CA, September 11, 2012)
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The Federal Role in Postsecondary Education
New America Foundation, Postsecondary National Policy Institute, District of Columbia, August 8, 2012)
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Setting the Stage for "The New University's" Future
Western State Colorado University Board of Trustees Annual Retreat, Gunnison, CO, August 3, 2012)
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Rethinking Financial Aid in Idaho
Idaho Scholarship Committee Meeting, Boise, ID, July 30, 2012)
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Beyond Need and Merit: Strengthening State Grant Programs
(Annual Student Financial Aid Research Network (SFARN), Memphis, TN, June 14, 2012)
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Crisis or Opportunity? American Higher Education Today & Tomorrow (From a WICHE Perspective)
(Spring Convention: National Council of Higher Education Load Programs, Broomfield, CO, May 15, 2012)
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Performance Funding for New Mexico Higher Education (document)
(Testimony presented to the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee, Santa Fe, NM, November 17, 2011)
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Finance and Governance of Higher Education in Louisiana 
(Louisiana Board of Regents Governance Committee, Baton Rouge, LA, September 29, 2011)
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Thinking Strategically for Nevada Higher Education: The Nevada Context Compared to Others
(Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents Strategic Planning Retreat, Las Vegas, NV, September 9, 2011)
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Institutional Accreditation and Quality Assurance in American Higher Education from a Federal and State Perspective
(National Task Force on Institutional Accreditation, Washington, DC, September 8, 2011)
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Fitting New Mexico Higher Education to the State's Current and Future Needs 
(Governor Martinez' Orientation for New Higher Education Board Members, Santa Fe, NM, August 3, 2011)
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Funding New Mexico Higher Education to Fit the State's Needs
(NM Legislative Finance Committee, Santa Fe, NM, June 17, 2011)
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We Have Goals ... Now What? Using Data to Achieve Equity in Educational Outcomes 
(SHEEO/NCES Network Conference & IPEDS Workshop, May 6, 2011)
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Playing Together in Regulating Private Institutions 
(National Association of State Administrators and Supervisors of Private Schools (NASASPS), Denver, CO, May 2, 2011)
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State of Education Affairs in Colorado 
(College Board: College Completion Agenda: State Capital Campaign, Denver, CO, March 31, 2011)
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Higher Education: Public Good, Private Investment, or Synergism for Both! 
(The Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy, AZ, March 26, 2011)
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The Evidence on Student Success in California Higher Education - What, Why, & How (Follow-up) 
(CCCCIO Spring Conference, Monterey, CA, March 24, 2011)
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Perspectives on Federal and State Interests on Institutional Accreditation and Quality Assurance in American Higher Education 
(National Advisory Council on Institutional Quality and Integrity, Washington, DC, February 3, 2011) 
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Principles to Guide Policymaking Regarding Higher Education Governance and Finance
(Joint Education Committee, Salem, OR, February 1, 2011) 
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High Impact Practices for Improving College Completion: 2011 and Beyond 
(Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, AK, January 13, 2011) 
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Obama's Goal - Best in the World by 2020 
(Millennium Lecture Series, University of Texas at El Paso, December 7, 2010) 
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Building knowledge in societies for a sustainable future: Knowledge, Credentials, or Both: and How?
(Third International Congress on Upper-secondary and Higher Education, Mexico City, November 18, 2010) 
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Creando conocimiento en las sociedades para un futuro sustentable: Conocimientos, grados académicos, o ambos: ¿y cómo?
(Third International Congress on Upper-secondary and Higher Education, Mexico City, November 18, 2010) 
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Institutionalizing Whopping Big Quality Improvements (WBQI) and the CIO's Role
(CCCCIO Conference: Student Success Through Quality Educational Practices, San Diego, CA, October 28, 2010) 
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Where to from here for Illinois: Tuition and Financial Aid Policy and Practice
(Higher Education Finance Study Commission, Robert Morris University, IL, September 23, 2010) 
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Obama's Goal - Best in the World by 2020 ... Nice idea, but can we get there from here?
(UPCEA Central Region Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, September 22, 2010) 
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Funding Public Higher Education - The Search to find "the right" funding approach
(North Dakota Legislature's Interim Higher Education Committee: Higher Education Roundtable, ND, September 13, 2010) 
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Public Higher Education: Public Trust, Private Investment, or Lost Cause!
(The Future of State Government in Colorado: University of Denver - Strategic Issues Panel, Denver, CO, September 9, 2010) 
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Modern American Higher Education - Change by Reaction
(EDUCAUSE Leadership Institute, Boulder, CO, July 14, 2010) 
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Principles to Guide Policymaking Regarding Higher Education Governance & Finance
(Oregon Higher Education Work Group, Portland, OR, July 7, 2010) 
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Developing Data for Critical Analyses: A Case in Point
(ASHE Institute on Equity and Critical Policy Analysis and Research - 2010, Boulder, CO, June 18, 2010) 
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Charting the Future in a Sea of National and International Initiatives - Rough Waters or a Perfect Storm?
(Western Academic Leadership Forum, Rapid City, SD, April 21, 2010) 
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What's Happening Around the Country in Reforming State Student Financial Aid Programs?
(College Affordability Summit, University of Illinois at Chicago, February 26, 2010) 
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What Goals Do Student Financial Aid Advance?
(College Affordability Summit, University of Illinois at Chicago, February 26, 2010) 
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Achieving Wider Access to Higher Education: A Perfect Situation for Widening Participation and Success
(Howard Samuels Center, CUNY, and Ford Foundation, New York, February 25, 2010) 
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Affordability and Financial Aid in California
(Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education, Sacramento, February 17, 2010) 
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Setting the Stage for A Higher Education Master Plan
(Colorado Department of Higher Education, Denver, January 27, 2010) 
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Can We Get There From Here? Accepting President Obama's Challenge
(UCEA Workforce Development Conference, Arizona, January 14, 2010) 
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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
(Mountain States Association of Community College Members, Scottsdale, Arizona, January 5, 2010) 
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What We Know About the Impact of Financial Aid
(Alaska State Legislature: House Education Committee, Alaska, November 24, 2009) 
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Juventud en la Era del Conocimiento: La crisis es una oportunidad única que sería terrible desaprovechar
(2º Congreso Internacional de Educación Media Superior y Superior, Ciudad de Mexico, November 19, 2009) 
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Youth in the Knowledge Area: A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste
(2nd International Congress on Upper-secondary and Higher Education, Mexico City, Mexico, November 19, 2009) 
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Setting the Stage: Understanding the landscape to achieve Denver's Talent Dividend
(CEOs for Cities Talent Dividend Meeting, Denver, CO, October 20, 2009) 
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Setting the Stage: Fact over Fiction
(Metropolitan State College of Denver 2009 Annual Retreat, Denver, CO, September 14, 2009) 
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What's Hot; What's Not
(ACT Colorado 2009 Annual Conference, Denver, CO, September 11, 2009) 
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An Evaluation of Colorado's College Opportunity Fund ... and Related Policies
(Colorado Commission on Higher Education - CEO's Meeting, Denver, CO, May 27, 2009) 
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What We Know About Remedial Education
(Jobs to Careers Peer Learning Conference, Boston, MA, May 6, 2009) 
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An Evaluation of Colorado's College Opportunity Fund ... and Related Policies
(Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Denver, CO, May 5, 2009) 
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Deja vu all over again; Perfect Storm or Perfect Opportunity
(Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, Denver, CO, April 10, 2009) 
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Deja vu all over again; Perfect Storm or Perfect Opportunity
(College Board Regional Meeting, Denver, CO, February 23, 2009) 
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Tuition: Revenue, Responsibility, or A Necessary Evil
(Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, WA, February 17, 2009) 
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Aid in an Age of Uncertainty
(Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice Symposium, CA, January 22, 2009) 
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Global Financial Crisis - What Does This Mean for Higher Ed
(Wellington Group Forum, Sydney, AU, December 4, 2008) 
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How Will You Know When You Are Good Enough?
(Oregon Community College Association, OR, November 22, 2008) 
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Texas Financial Aid: From Modest to More!
(Texas Select Commission on Higher Education and Global Competitiveness, TX, November 18, 2008) 
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The Truth and Just the Truth About Higher Education
(Capitol Beat, CO, November 14, 2008) 
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Trends and Issues in State/Federal Financing of Higher Education
(University of Pennsylvania Executive Doctorate Program, CO, November 7, 2008) 
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How Colorado Higher Education Measures Up
(Latin American Educational Foundation, October 12, 2008) 
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Escalating Engagement: Connecting Higher Education & Workforce Needs
(September 30, 2008) 
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Community College Finance: The Consequences of Being a Cheap Date
(Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media, NY, September 12, 2008) 
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What State Policy Makers Should Know About Federal Higher Education Policy
(NCSL Institute for Legislative Staff, August 6, 2008) 
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Looking Behind the Numbers: Moving from Myth to Reality
(NCSL Institute for Legislative Staff, August 5, 2008) 
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Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity
(WICHE LAC Annual Meeting, LA, July 21, 2008) 
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The Lay of the Land from A Mile High: Being the "Darling"!! The Community College Conundrum
(Council for Resource Development, CO, July 20, 2008) 
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Workforce & Economic Development in a Globally Competitive World: The Higher Education Connection
(WICHE Workforce Summit, Lake Tahoe, CA, June 12, 2008)
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Myth or Reality Serious Questions About Rigor & Relevance
(State Scholars Initiative National Summit, April 29, 2008)  
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Teaching Tomorrow’s Teachers Today: The New Mexico Story
(May 2, 2008, amended May 5, 2008)
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Knocking at the High School Door: Projections of High School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity 1992-2022
(NY April 22, 2008) 
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Official Launch: March 2008 Knocking at the High School Door: Projections of High School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity 1992-2022
(Washington, DC, March 19, 2008)
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Issues and Developments in Student Financial Aid: In Texas, Throughout America, Around the World
(Austin, TX, February 2008)
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Improving Higher Education Productivity: Investing in a 21st Century Workforce
(Salem, OR, February 2008)
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Higher Education and the Future of Oregon
(Salem, OR, February 2008)
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Implementing Oregon's Restructured Opportunity Grant: Shared Responsibility
(Portland, OR, January 2008)
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Texas Student Financial Aid Advisory Committee: Issues and Developments in Student Financial Aid – What’s Up in America … What’s Up in Texas
(TX, January 2008)
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Bridges to Opportunity Initiative: The Politics Behind the Policies: Federal/State Intersection
(Washington, DC, January 2008)
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LA Higher Education Master Plan: Changing Direction – Louisiana Style
(LA, December 2007)
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George Washington University: Educating Tomorrow’s Leaders for a Global Society
(Washington, DC, November 2007)
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Senate Committee: Community Colleges, Transfer, and California’s Competitiveness
(Sacramento, CA, November 2007)
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LAC: Myth Busters - Separating Fact from Fiction about Higher Education in the West
(Denver, CO, October 2007)
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CPEC: To Compete in a Flat World - California Higher Education’s Advantages, Lost Advantages, and Needed Advantages
(Sacramento, CA, September 2007)
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CSG West 2007 Annual Conference: Myth Busters - Separating Fact from Fiction about Higher Education in the West
(Jackson Hole, WY, September 2007)
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ACT 2007 Colorado Annual Meeting: How Colorado Higher Education Measures Up
(Broomfield, CO, September 2007)
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Washington Commission on Higher Education Annual Retreat: How Washington Higher Education Measures Up
(Seattle, WA, August 2007)
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Colorado Commission on Higher Education Annual Retreat: How Colorado Higher Education Measures Up
(Vail, CO, August 2007)
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The Wellington Group: Student Financial Contributions and Financial Aid - What's Up in America
(Chicago, IL, July 2007)
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Colorado Higher Education Summit: Changing Direction - Policies in Sync
(Colorado Springs, CO, June 2007)
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NGA - Forum on Postsecondary Education: Innovation America Initiative
(Kansas City, KS, May 2007)
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National Summit for AA/2-Year Interpreter Educators: American Sign Language Preparation in Transition
(Denver, CO, May 2007)
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Education Writers Association National Seminar: From Smooth Sailing to A Perfect Storm - The American Community College Story
(Los Angeles, CA, May 2007)
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DU Forum on the Future of Colorado Higher Education: Affordability of Postsecondary Education in Colorado
(Denver, CO, March 2007)
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NPEC Symposium: Moving the Needle on Access and Success
(Washington, DC, November 2006)
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NM Higher Education Summit: What State Policymakers Should Know About Federal Higher Education Policy
(Albuquerque, NM , October 2006)
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National Scholarship Providers Association: Early Commitment Financial Aid Programs - Do They Increase Access?
(Georgia, October 2006)
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Oregon Community College Association: 7 Wonders of Higher Education in the West
(Oregon, October 2006)
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NCAC Annual Conference: Knocking on the College Door - What's Facing Higher Education
(Pittsburg, PA, October 2006)
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AARL 2006 Summit: New Mexico's and The West's Perfect Storm
(Socorro, NM, August 2006)
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CSG West Conference: 7 Wonders of Higher Education in the West  (August 2006)
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Legislative Advisory Committee – What State Policy Makers Should Know About Federal Higher Education Policy
(Breckenridge, CO , August 2006)
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Changing Direction: ATFA - A Nice Four-Letter Word
(Minneapolis, MN, July 2006)
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Legislative Staff Workshop: What State Policymakers Should Know about Federal Higher Education Policy
(Minneapolis, MN, July 2006)
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Idaho Student Aid Task Force: Developing Effective Need-Based Financial Aid Legislation  (Boise, ID, June 2006)
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WICHE Commission Meeting: What State Policymakers Should Know about Federal Higher Education Policy
(Bismarck, ND, May 2006)
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NWAF Annual Conference – 7 Wonders of Higher Education in the West
(April 2006)
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TELECOOP Presentation: Weathering Colorado's Perfect Storm
(April 2006)
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New Zealand Higher Ed Forum: Securing Public Interest in Higher Education: Information
(March 2006)  
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New Zealand Higher Ed Forum: Securing Public Interest in Higher Education: Vouchers
(March 2006)  
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New Zealand Higher Ed Forum: Securing Public Interest in Higher Education: Financial Aid
(March 2006)  
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Alaska Higher Education and the Future: The Imperfect Storm
(March 2006)  
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California Senate Education Committee Testimony: University Compensation Systems
(February 2006)  
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The Seven Wonders of Higher Education in the West
(January 2006 Truckee Meadows Community College)
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CSI Strategic Planning Group: Idaho Higher Education and the Future - The Perfect Storm
(November 2005)
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Institute for State Legislators: A Tale of Two Pities: The Story of Public Support for Higher Education in America
(October 2005)
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ACA 2005 Annual Conference - A Call for New Leadership: Is Collaborating a Natural Act?
(September 2005)
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Governor's Conference - Affordable Higher Ed in Kentucky: Requires "Policies in Sync"
(September 2005)
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ACE - Higher Education and Workforce Development - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
(September 2005)
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CSG-West 2005 Presentation - WICHE and the West: As Goes the West, So Goes the Rest!
(September 2005)
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NCPPHE Board Meeting - Chicago - A Tale of Two Pities - The Story of Public Higher Education Finance in America
(June 2005)
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NMSU Dean's Retreat–New Mexico and the West - Challenges and Opportunities
(June 2005)
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Colorado Academic Library Summit - Colorado's Perfect Storm
(June 2005)
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NWAF Annual Meeting - What's up in the West: Higher Education and Economic Development - Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow, Richland, Washington
(Apr 2005)
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Colorado Institute for Leadership Training
(Mar 2005)
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Rural Mental Health Workforce Development & Higher Education
(Mar 2005)
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OCCA - Using Physics to Understand Higher Education
(Mar 2005)
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Comments From A National Perspective: What California Policy Makers Can Learn from Others
(Mar 2005)
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ABOR Feasibility & Planning Study Work Group
(Feb 2005)
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NCSL Education Finance Seminar - Napa, California
(Feb 2005)
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Center Associates Program
(Feb 2005)
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Idaho Higher Education and the Future
(Jan 2005)
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2005 Strategic Planning Process: New Mexico & The West Challenges & Opportunities
(Dec 2004)
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Analysis of Arizona Higher Education Finance Compared to Nine Comparison States
(Dec 2004)
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Shared Leadership for a Strong Economy, Montana Style
(Nov 2004)
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A Tale of Two Pities
(Pacific Northwest Association for Institutional Research & Planning, Oct 2004)
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ATFA + The States and Feds Working in Sync
(AGB and WICHE Changing Direction Leadership Institute, Oct 2004)
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Broadmoor Roundtable: Exploring Trends in Higher Education
(George K Baum & Co, PCL Construction Services Inc)
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Improving Student Success in New Mexico Postsecondary Education: A Framework for Reform
(NMCHE, Sept 2004)
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Montana's Education Pipeline
(Sept 2004)
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Idaho Higher Education and the Future
(August 2004)
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What’s Up in Higher Education in the West
(Legislative Advisory Committee, July 2004)
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ATFA: Three Policies in One
(NCSL Annual Conference, July 2004)
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New Mexico and the West: Challenges and Opportunities
(NM Legislative Finance Committee, July 2004)
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The Role of the Higher Education Compact in Improving the Quality of American Higher Education
(NUTN, June 2004)
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Free At Last!!! The New Approach to Public Policy and Regulation
(NUTN, June 2004)
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Raising Arizona
(AZ Board of Regents, June 2004)
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The Story of Public Support for Higher Education in Oregon, The West, and the Rest
(May 2004)
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—WICHE and Idaho
(March 2004) (PDF)
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A Tale of Two Pities: The Story of Public Support for Higher Education in The Northwest
(Jan 2004)
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WICHE and North Dakota
(Oct 2003)
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Montana's Brewing Storm
(Sept 2003)
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WICHE and California
(April 2003)
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New Mexico, the West, and the Issues We Face
(NMCHE, April 2003)
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WICHE and Washington
(50th Anniversary March 2003)
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Colorado's Perfect Storm
(Colorado Community Colleges March 2003)
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WICHE and Nevada
(50th Anniversary, Feb 2003)
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WICHE and Oregon
(50th Anniversary, Feb 2003)
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Developing Public Policy to Support Access to Success
(Gear Up Hawaii, Feb 2003)
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WICHE and Arizona
(50th Anniversary, January 2003)
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Changing Direction in the Perfect Storm: Integrating Higher Education Financial Aid and Financing Policy
(Dec 2002)
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What's Up In the West?
(Commission meeting, Nov 2002)
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The Role of the Higher Education Compact in Improving the Quality of American Higher Education
(MHEC, Nov 2002)
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Trends & Challenges Affecting Academic Performance in the Years to Come
(WCALO, Fall 2002)
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Financing Access to Success: Pathways to College
(Sept 2002)
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Access and Equity in Oregon Community Colleges
(OR State Bd of Education, Sept 2002)
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