Education Secretary Confirmation Hearing
Miguel Cardona, Biden administration education secretary nominee, testified before the Senate Education Committee on his confirmation hearing. Mr. Cardona answered questions on a variety of…
3,633 viewsMiguel Cardona, Biden administration education secretary nominee, testified before the Senate Education Committee on his confirmation hearing. Mr. Cardona answered questions on a variety of…
3,633 viewsJohn Ellis, professor emeritus at the University of California, Santa Cruz, argued that universities no longer value open debate and a free exchange of ideas. This virtual event was hosted…
159 viewsSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), joined by other Senate and House Democratic colleagues, called on President Biden to use executive action to cancel $50,000 in federal student…
1,037 viewsUCLA Professor Eddie Cole examined the impact that college presidents had on the civil rights movement. This was a virtual event hosted by BookPeople Bookstore in Austin, Texas.
385 viewsRealClearEducation’s Nathan Harden discussed the publication’s recent 2020 College Free Speech Rankings.
172 viewsPresident Trump presented the Medal of Freedom to Lou Holtz in the Oval Office. Mr. Holtz, a former college football and NFL coach, led the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team to the…
3,226 viewsThe Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing on simplifying the student aid application known as Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Senators and…
222 viewsNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) officials, university leaders, and former student athletes testified at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on college athlete compensation.…
404 viewsIn 1969, Yale opened its doors to women for the first time in its 268-year history. In her book, “Yale Needs Women,” Anne Gardiner Perkins explained the challenges these women faced and the…
88 viewsHoward University Afro-American Studies Professor Joshua Myers provided a history of the 1989 Howard University student protest, which closed the operations of the school for three days in…
2,159 viewsThe Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing to examine the issue of college athlete compensation. Witnesses included University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor…
487 viewsThe Wall Street Journal's Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz discussed their reporting of the largest college admissions bribery case ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice. This…
561 viewsThe National Press Club’s Newsmaker series held a discussion on college voters and their potential impact in the 2020 election year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The panel talked about the…
228 viewsViewers responded to the question “What is your back to school experience so far?”
1,274 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss ways to protect the integrity of college athletics. The first part of the hearing, which featured NCAA President Mark Emmert,…
981 viewsMiddle Tennessee State University’s Sidney McPhee talked about his experience operating a higher education institution under the coronavirus pandemic. He recently participated in a White…
452 viewsViewers responded to the question “What is your biggest concern about reopening schools this fall?”
1,059 viewsA House Education and Labor subcommittee held a virtual hearing on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on higher education. Among the witnesses were Minneapolis College President Sharon…
577 viewsPresident Barack Obama spoke to Washington-Lee High School juniors and graduating seniors and their parents about student loan interest rates. Note: The audio is low throughout the program.…
20 viewsViewers responded to the question “How should schools reopen in the fall?”
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