Higher Education & Affordability Panel
Dr. Scott is charged with oversight of Adelphi University’s programs serving over 8,000 students from 41 states and 60 foreign countries at Adelphi’s main campus in Garden City and additional campus locations in Manhattan, Hauppauge and Poughkeepsie. A champion of the advantages of higher education for preparing future professionals and active citizens, he also considers the costs and evolving role of colleges and universities in such essays as “The Modern American University: A Love Story” — available to readers online at http://administration.adelphi.edu/
“Educators and policy experts talk about “access,” “affordability,”
Joining Dr. Scott in a discussion of the merits, the costs and the outcomes of higher education, are: Dr. Donald Astrab, President, Nassau Community College; Ms. Lisa Pamintuan, President, New York College of Health Professions;
The hour-long “Higher Education & Affordability”
Seen by over seven million households, Exploring Critical Issues has earned three Telly Awards, the cable equivalent of the Emmy.
As the engaged University, Adelphi is proud to sponsor Exploring Critical Issues to provide scholars, advocates, and other distinguished guests with a forum in which to explore critical local, regional, national, and global topics, such as the environment, health, business, the arts, politics, law, and government regulations.
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Exploring Critical Issues: Higher Education & Affordability
Joining Adelphi University President Dr. Robert A. Scott (center) for the taping of Exploring Critical Issues telecast on “Higher Education & Affordability”
Dr. Donald Astrab, President, Nassau Community College; Dr. Jack Bierwirth, Superintendent, Herricks Public Schools; Ms. Sheryl Mihopulos, Executive Director, Student Financial Services, Adelphi University; and Ms. Lisa Pamintuan, President, New York College of Health Professions.
For more on Dr. Scott, see: http://administration.adelphi.edu/
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Adelphi University: Adelphi is a world class, modern university with excellent and highly relevant programs where students prepare for lives of active citizenship and professional careers. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, the Schools of Nursing and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,000 students from 41 states and 60 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University, chartered in 1896, maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
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