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Thursday, March 21, 2024
10:00am – 4:00pm Central/Minneapolis Time
Event will be held virtually

The Graduate Student Policy Seminar, presented by the ASHE Council for Public Policy in Higher Education (CPPHE), provides graduate students with opportunities to interact with researchers and policymakers who are knowledgeable about critical public policy issues related to higher education. The seminar also offers participants an opportunity to engage other advanced graduate students with similar interests and ambitions from universities across the nation.

Who should attend:

• Doctoral and Graduate Students who are interested in or whose research focuses on the intersections of public policy and higher education

Learning/Program Outcomes

The Graduate Student Policy Seminar will:

1. Engage students in critical analysis of substantive state and federal policy issues that influence American higher education (such as free college/finance, financial aid, accountability, equity and social justice, HEA reauthorization, degree attainment, governance and leadership, the CARES Act to name a few) and institutional responses to and agency in shaping those policies.
2. Expose students to career networks crucial for transition to scholarship or policy work.

Event Chair

Eric R. Felix
Associate Professor, San Diego State University
efelix@sdsu.edu

Please feel free to reach out to the event chair with questions about the content of the Graduate Student Policy Seminar. Questions about registration or event logistics can be directed to the ASHE Staff at (202) 660-4106 or office@ashe.ws.

Registration

• $35 for ASHE members, $65 for non-members
• Registration Close and Payment Deadline: Wednesday, March 20 Noon Central/Minneapolis Time. Note: A late registration fee of $10 will be added beginning on Saturday, March 16 at noon Central.
• We strongly encourage students’ academic programs to cover the registration fee for this event as has been tradition for students attending the Graduate Student Policy Seminar. If additional documentation is needed, please contact ASHE Assistant Director for Conference and Events Alicia Castillo Shrestha at alicia@ashe.ws.
• All ASHE Professional Development events encourage participants to engage throughout the event in various ways. To provide an environment that is conducive to learning and engagement and to provide a safe space (to the extent possible), Professional Development events are not recorded.
• Learn more about accessibility for this event at ashe.ws/accessibility_prodevevents.
• During registration, participants will agree to the ASHE Virtual Events Code of Conduct, provide information about accommodation requests, and answer a couple event-related questions:
  1. We are interested in creating a mentoring breakout session for like-topics, can you share what policy-related topics you are currently or planning to study?
  2. What are you interested in learning more about at the Graduate Student Policy Seminar?