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• Transcripts

  • Day One — Thursday, December 8, 2005 PDF
  • Day Two — Friday, December 9, 2005 PDF

• Agenda PDF
• Schedule and Proposed Agenda
• Webcast

• Remarks by Charles Miller, Commission Chairman PDF

• Session 1

  • State of Higher Education Today PDF
  • Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst's Statement PDF
  • Peter Stokes' Statement PDF

• Session 2

  • Accountability PDF
  • Paul E. Lingenfelter's Statement PDF
  • Paul E. Lingenfelter's Presentation PDF
  • Accountability for Better Results 2005 PDF
  • Measuring Up 2004 PDF
  • Geri H. Malandra's Statement PDF
  • A Transparent Approach to Higher Education Accountability: Developed and Implemented by The University of Texas System PDF

• Session 3

  • Affordability PDF
  • Dealing with Affordability: Thoughts for the Affordability Task Force—Richard Vedder PDF
  • Cost Graphs PDF
  • Summaries of Recent Affordability Studies and Models—Vickie Schray PDF
  • Four Questions on the Labor Economics of Higher Education—Daniel S. Hammermesh PDF
  • Trends in College Pricing 2005 PDF

• Session 4

  • Accessibility PDF
  • Michael Cohen's Statement PDF
  • Ann Coles' Statement PDF
  • Non Academic Issues related to Improving College Access for Underserved Students—Ann Coles PDF

• Session 5

  • Quality PDF
  • Charles Vest's Presentation PDF
  • Innovate America excerpts PDF
  • Engineering Research excerpts PDF
  • Rising Above the Gathering Storm PDF

• Session 6

  • Senator Lamar Alexander's Statement PDF
  • Senator Lamar Alexander's Presentation PDF
  • Floor Remarks of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, Introduction of the Higher Education Simplification and Deregulation Act of 2005, June 16, 2005 PDF
  • Floor Remarks of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, Introduction of the Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act, March 4, 2005 PDF
  • Educating School Leaders Summary PDF

• Section 7

  • Lori Plato's Statement PDF and Biography PDF
  • Mari Corales' Statement PDF and Biography PDF
  • Sondra Wilson's Statement PDF and Biography PDF