Report Release Event

A legislative forum was held on April 29, 2010 at the U.S. Capitol to release the landmark report The Path Forward: The Future of Graduate Education in the United States.

The forum featured an outstanding array of speakers to discuss the importance of the report’s findings and recommendations. Members of Congress, the U.S. Undersecretary of Education, and corporate and academic leaders offered their perspectives on the future of graduate education.

Agenda for the CGS Legislative Forum

CGS Legislative Forum Speaker Bios:

• Debra Stewart, President, Council of Graduate Schools
• Ida Lawrence, Senior Vice President, Research & Development, ETS
• Michela English, ETS Trustee, and President and CEO, Fight for Children
• Kay Hagan, U.S. Senate, North Carolina
• Rush Holt, U.S. House of Representatives, 12th District, New Jersey
• Michael Castle, U.S. House of Representatives, Member-at-Large, Delaware, invited
• Martha Kanter, Under Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education
• William Russel, Commission Chair, and Dean of the Graduate School, Princeton University
• Suzanne Ortega, Commission Vice Chair, and Provost and Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs, University of New Mexico
• David Payne, Vice President and COO, College and Graduate Programs, ETS
• Roger Ferguson, President and CEO, TIAA-CREF
• Stan Litow, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs, IBM
• William Kirwan, Chancellor, University System of Maryland
• Jeffery Gibeling, Dean of Graduate Studies, University of California, Davis
• Liora Schmelkin, Senior Vice Provost, Academic Affairs, and Dean of Graduate Studies, Hofstra University

Photos from the Forum