Martha Kanter, under secretary in the U.S. Department of Education, and dozens of higher education leaders will speak at the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) annual conference to be held at The Westin Providence in Providence, R.I., from Tuesday, Aug. 10 through Friday, August 13.
Speakers will include: Spencer Foundation President Michael S. McPherson; Complete College America President Stan Jones; National Center for Higher Education Management Systems President Dennis P. Jones; independent policy consultant Arthur M. Hauptman; National Center on Education and the Economy Founder and President Marc Tucker; and Jane Wellman, executive director of the Delta Project on Postsecondary Costs, Productivity and Accountability.
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) will lead a special tribute to the late U.S. Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-R.I), who died in 2009.
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