For over thirteen years, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Policy Orientation has been one of the nation’s top policy conferences, selling out each year while bringing together lawmakers, policy experts, and engaged citizens from across the political spectrum to discuss critical issues facing the Lone Star State and America.
Policy Orientation 2016 will be held January 6-8 at the Hilton Austin. For more information and to register, please visit policyorientation.com.
Today, the majority of Texas K-12 students are minorities and/or from low-income families. The panel will offer possible solutions to make college affordable for this new majority once they reach college age.
Director, Center for Higher Education & Center for Tenth Amendment Studies, Texas Public Policy Foundation
Tom Lindsay, Ph.D., is director of the Foundation’s Center for Higher Education. He has more than two decades’ experience in education management and instruction, including service as a dean, provost, and college president.In 2006, Lindsay joined the National Endowment for the... Read More →
Dr. Jorge Klor de Alva is President of Nexus Research and Policy Center, an independent, non-profit research and policy advocacy organization whose goal is the improvement of colleges in all sectors striving to educate nontraditional and underserved students.
Earlier he served as... Read More →
Elected in 2004, Rep. Martinez proudly represents District 39 located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. He has served on the Higher Ed Committee since 2013. Rep. Martinez played a critical role in the passage of SB 24 during the 83rd Session which led to the creation of UT-RGV and... Read More →
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Ronald L. Trowbridge was director of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the United States Information Agency, directing the Fulbright Program. His position required U. S. Senate confirmation. Later he became chief of staff for U. S. Supreme... Read More →
Wednesday January 6, 2016 3:00pm - 4:15pm CST
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