[LBJ Future Forum] COVID Impact on Higher Education
Channel: TheLBJLibrary
Date: 12/12/2020

Everything higher education stands for is at stake. Leadership from Huston-Tillotson University, the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston, and the University of Texas at El Paso talk about the systemic flaws COVID-19 has exposed in higher education and what the future holds in a conversation hosted by the LBJ Future Forum. This representation from Austin, Houston, and El Paso provides a unique lens on not only the impact of the virus across Texas but also the challenges and opportunities we collectively face.

Participants include:

- Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, President and CEO, Huston-Tillotson University

- Kirk Watson, Founding Dean, Hobby School of Public Affairs, University of Houston

- Moderator: Jessica Martinez, President, Student Government Association, The University of Texas at El Paso

The LBJ Future Forum is a membership organization for leaders of all ages that provides opportunities for members of the greater Austin community with diverse ethnic, cultural and political perspectives to gather and engage in dialogue about the social, political and civic issues facing us today. For more information or to support future programming, please visit LBJfutureforum.org.