Misrepresenting Accreditation: A Q&A with Melissa Ryan
Disinformation expert Melissa Ryan discusses how right-wing sources create fact-distorting campaigns around education issues.
Higher Education
New America’s Higher Education team is made up of researchers, writers, and advocates from diverse backgrounds who analyze higher education’s most complex challenges. We work to make higher education more equitable, inclusive, and accountable—so that everyone can access affordable, high-quality education after high school. We are a voice for students in policy discussions dominated by institutional interests.
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We believe in an inclusive higher education system with financial aid that expands opportunity, clear accountability for institutions and government, transparent information on costs and outcomes, and holistic support for today’s students both inside and outside the classroom.
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The Fifth Pillar: Where Higher Ed Goes from Here
Author and President Emeritus of Columbia University, Lee Bollinger, argues that universities function as a fifth pillar of American democracy. Join him in conversation to discuss the questions of equity and access that a reimagined higher education system must address.
Hybrid
3:30PM – 5:30PM EDT
New America
740 15th Street NW Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005
Experts
Kevin Carey
Vice President, Education & Work
Rachel Fishman
Director, Higher Education
Amy Laitinen
Senior Director, Higher Education
Sarah Sattelmeyer
Project Director, Education, Opportunity, and Mobility
Antoinette Flores
Director of Higher Education Accountability and Quality
Jeremy Bauer-Wolf
Investigations Manager
Stephanie Baker
Senior Policy Manager, Higher Education
Wesley Whistle
Project Director, Higher Education