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What do the election results mean to higher ed? December 7, 2016 • The webcast will begin shortly. • There is no audio being broadcast at this time. • An archive of this webcast will be available on the WCET website next week 1

What do the election results mean to higher ed? December 7, 2016 2

• Welcome • Use the question box for questions and information exchange • Archive, PowerPoint, and Resources available next week Sally Ewalt • PowerPoint can be downloaded Senior Marketing Manager, in the handouts pane Blackboard Inc • Follow the Twitter feed: Sally.Ewalt@blackboard.com #WCETwebcast 3

If you have a question during the presentation, please add it to the chat box. We will monitor the chat box and have time for Q&A at the end of each section. 4

Overview Setting the political stage Regulation & reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Accreditation and quality assurance Affordability and technology Questions 5

Moderator Van Davis Associate Vice President Higher Education Policy & Research Blackboard Inc. Panelists Russ Poulin Leah Matthews Jarret Cummings Director of Policy Executive Director Director of Policy & & Analysis Distance Education Government Relations WCET Accrediting EDUCAUSE Commission 6

Setting the political stage Van Davis 7

Where Congress stands 114 th Congress 115 th Congress 54-44-2 51-46-2-1* 246-187-1* 240-194-1* *Vacant *Run-off in LA 8

Congressional players Virginia Foxx, R-NC Incoming Chair House Committee on Education & the Workforce Lamar Alexander, R-TN Chair Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Patty Murray, D-WA Ranking Member Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions 9

Executive players Donald Trump President Elect Betsy DeVos Nominee, Secretary of Education Currently Chairman, American Federation for Children 10

Regulations & the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Russ Poulin 11 11

Regulations “I think you’ll see us do everything we can to roll back those rules and regulations.” Rep. Virginia Foxx Incoming chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/11/17/virginia-foxx-weighs-gops-higher-education-priorities 12

Regulations: The Congressional Review Act “The obscure law Donald Trump will use to unwind Obama’s regulations.” --Quartz Subject to CRA Not Subject to CRA Teacher Prep Gainful Employment Borrower Defense Regular/Substantive Int. Overtime Rules Regulations before May 30, 2016 Federal State Authorization https://wcetfrontiers.org/2016/11/21/will-higher-ed-regulations-weather-the-perfect-storm-prepared-to-sink-them/ 13

Regulations: Higher Education Act Reauthorization Sen. Lamar Alexander Sen. Patty Murray Chair and Ranking Member HELP Committee HEA in 2018? Meanwhile, what might happen????? 14

Reflections Van Jarret Leah Russ Davis Cummings Matthews Poulin Blackboard EDUCAUSE DEAC WCET 15

Accreditation & quality assurance Leah Matthews 16 16

Accreditation and Quality Assurance 17

Accreditation and Quality Assurance: Focus on metrics • Graduation rate • Default rate • Employment • Income earned • Less student debt 18

Reflections Van Jarret Leah Russ Davis Cummings Matthews Poulin Blackboard EDUCAUSE DEAC WCET 19

Affordability & technology Jarett Cummings 20 20

Affordability and technology HEA: 2017 Progress, but Bill in 2018 • Competency-based education • Student data and privacy (cybersecurity?) • Student aid access for alternative providers • Student loan risk-sharing • How (most of) these fit into fostering affordability 21

Technologies & Affordability: Other issues to watch • Cybersecurity/data breach notification • Network neutrality • IT accessibility for persons with disabilities (e.g., AIM- HE Act) 22

Reflections Van Jarret Leah Russ Davis Cummings Matthews Poulin Blackboard EDUCAUSE DEAC WCET 23

Your questions 24

Contact Information Van Jarret Leah Russ Davis Cummings Matthews Poulin Blackboard EDUCAUSE DEAC WCET Van.Davis@blackboard.com leah.matthews@deac.org jcummings@educause.edu rpoulin@wiche.edu 25

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