FRC to Host Panel, Webcast on 'Federal Takeover of Higher Education'

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May 05, 2011, 05:06 ET

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council (FRC) will host a panel on government regulation entitled, "The Federal Takeover of Higher Education." This event will be held on Wednesday, May 11, at FRC's D.C. headquarters at 801 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. The event will be webcast online at http://www.frc.org/eventregistration/the-federal-takeover-of-higher-education.

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The panel will discuss the destructive potential of the Obama Administration's new "state authorization" and "gainful employment" regulations on institutions of higher education – especially, for-profit schools. In addition, the panel will discuss how lawmakers and advocates who favor higher education reform should respond.

The panel will feature Dr. Richard J. Bishirjian, president of Yorktown University; Dr. Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars; and Dr. Richard Vedder, founder of the Center for Educational Affordability and Productivity. FRC Senior Fellow Chris Gacek, J.D., Ph.D., will moderate the panel.

A light lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

WHO:
Dr. Richard J. Bishirjian, President, Yorktown University
Dr. Peter Wood, President, National Association of Scholars
Dr. Richard Vedder, Founder, Center for Educational Affordability and Productivity

WHAT: Live webcast lecture: "The Federal Takeover of Higher Education;" a free lunch will be provided for in-person attendees

WHERE: In person: 801 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001; or, online at http://www.frc.org/eventregistration/the-federal-takeover-of-higher-education

WHEN: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 12 p.m. Eastern

SOURCE Family Research Council