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Insights & Outlooks features leaders with thoughtful insights into the issues that today’s students are facing and upturning the conventional wisdom on connecting students to higher learning opportunity. Our contributors come from both within and outside of Washington, D.C. and include students, advocates, analysts, policymakers as well as institutional and business leaders.
Gayatri Agnew
Senior DirectorCorporate Philanthropy Walmart Foundation
F. King Alexander
PresidentLouisiana State University
Tom Allison
Deputy Policy & Research DirectorYoung Invincibles
Sarah Ancel
FounderStudent-Ready Strategies
Rob Anderson
PresidentState Higher Education Executive Officers Association
Tanya Ang
Director of Policy & OutreachVeterans Education Success
Mary Arevalo
College of Health Care Professional Student
Araceli Becerra
StudentPomona College
Bridget Burns
Executive DirectorUniversity Innovation Alliance
Gardner Carrick
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for The Manufacturing InstituteNational Association of Manufacturers
Tony Carvajal
PresidentThe Able Trust of Florida
Scott Cheney
Executive DirectorCredential Engine
Marie Cini
PresidentThe Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
Kim Cook
Executive DirectorNational College Access Network
Ryan Craig
Co-Founder and Managing DirectorUniversity Ventures
Dr. José Luis Cruz
Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provostof The City University of New York
Gianna D’Arrigo
InternHigher Learning Advocates
Melanie D’Evelyn
Director, Detroit Drives DegreesDetroit Regional Chamber
Dr. Barbara Damron
Cabinet SecretaryNew Mexico Department of Higher Education
Caroline Dean
GraduateElon University
Paul Dosal
Vice President for Student SuccessUniversity of South Florida
Amber Garrison Duncan
Strategy DirectorLumina Foundation
Michael Sorrell, Ed.D.
PresidentPaul Quinn College
Zakiya Smith Ellis
Secretary of Higher EducationState of New Jersey
John Englehart
StudentUniversity of Maryland University College
Jonathan Finkelstein
Founder and CEOCredlySubmission Guidelines
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