Join us on Friday, Dec. 10^th at Goodwin University: (9-1) “Getting Back to Normal: Issues and Strategies in Higher Education?”

How’s it going? What are the bumps in the road? What new policies and protocols are working, and what new ones are needed? What still needs to be navigated if students are to truly thrive amidst the ongoing challenges of a not-quite-post-COVID world?

Join us for a top-to-bottom review of the big issues facing higher education and some key strategies for addressing those issues.

In addition to our customary, popular student panel (students from several schools), we will be offering two expert panels:

1.    Senior Leadership Panel: Presidents and other Senior Higher Education Leaders from Public and Private Campuses and the Connecticut State Legislature – the “big picture.”

2.    “On the Ground” Panel: Practitioners in Student Affairs and Counseling from Public and Private Campuses – working with students are planning a zoom-in from Chris Soto, Special Assistant to U.S. Department of Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona.  Chris, former Creator and Director of Higher Edge in New London, former Connecticut State Legislator, and former senior staff at Connecticut Department of Education, will describe his current work and offer some thoughts on the future of higher education.

Over our now “famous” Chinese lunch from Black Bamboo, we are planning [AK1] a zoom-in from Chris Soto, Special Assistant to U.S. Department of Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona.  Chris, former Creator and Director of Higher Edge in New London, former Connecticut State Legislator, and former senior staff at Connecticut Department of Education, will describe his current work and offer some thoughts on the future of higher education from a national perspective.

Because not everyone is comfortable yet with in-person gatherings, as much as we miss them, we will offer the ability to join in our event remotely.  At Goodwin, we will observe social distancing and continued mask-wearing.