Division J Fireside Chat. Critical Issues in Higher Education:  Dreams, Possibilities, and Needs

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

The purpose of this session is to facilitate a dialogue on critical issues in higher education. The session will consist of roundtable discussions focusing on the “dream, possibilities, and necessities” for academic freedom, public scholarship, racial equity, access, and funding. These topics will center the discussion on identifying ways to enact our research to promote innovative and creative ways of understanding their impact on higher education and the roles of institutional stakeholders engaged in the process.

Sub Unit

• Graduate Student Council

Chairs

• Karley Riffle, University of Georgia

• Laila McCloud, The University of Iowa

• Carrie Klein, George Mason University

Participants

• Timothy Reese Cain, University of Georgia - Athens

• Lorelle Espinosa, American Council on Education

• Chris Mullen, Florida College System

• OiYan A. Poon, Colorado State University

• Marybeth Gasman, University of Pennsylvania

• Lyle McKinney, University of Houston

• Richard J. Reddick, The University of Texas - Austin

• Dafina L. Stewart, Ohio University