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The Federal Government, Higher Education and EDUCAUSE Terry W. Hartle Dallas, TX October 10, 2006
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Federal Government Provides a lot of Money to Higher Education and it is Growing 1
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Federal Support for Colleges and Universities 19902007* Student Aid$27 billion$82 billion US. Dept. of Education *Based on estimates. 2
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19902007* Student Aid$27 billion$82 billion Research$12.3 billion$28.2 billion US. Dept. of Education *Based on estimates. 3 Federal Support for Colleges and Universities
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19902007* Student Aid$27 billion$82 billion Research$12.3 billion$28.2 billion Tax Support< $1 billion$10 billion US. Dept. of Education *Based on estimates. 4 Federal Support for Colleges and Universities
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The federal government regulates higher education heavily and the regulation is increasing…regardless of whether or not any money is provided. 5
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The higher education community must, and does, seek to influence Congress and the Executive Branch to maximize opportunities and to limit adverse developments. 6
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This is difficult: › Big, complex, diverse industry that is loosely organized. › Do not play by modern political rules. 7
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We are organized around groups -- trade associations -- that represent: Presidents and chancellors Campus administrators Faculty and students 8
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PublicPrivate Two-year Four-year University Presidential Associations AAU AASCU AACC NAICU NASULGC UNCF NAFEO HACU CCCU ACCU AJCU AGB ACE 9
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Goals Common position Common language Communicate through multiple channels 10
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Complex Federal Policy Environment Broke Highly partisan War in Iraq Election looming 11
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Information Technology Issues are Especially Complex Few policy makers understand these issues Many people don’t care 12 Good news and bad news
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2006 was an OK year: CALEA Higher Education Reauthorization New student aid entitlement Telecom Reform delayed 13
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Information Technology Issues Going Forward CALEA Illegal peer-to-peer file sharing Network Neutrality/Broadcast Flag Unit Record/Transfer of Credit Data retention Penalties for loss of personal/financial information 14
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