The Higher Ed Lobby in Washington: What Are the Issues and Who Has the Power (Jeff Vincent)

 

THE HIGHER HIGHE R ED LOBBY IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON:

WHAT¶S THAT ALL ABOUT?

By Jeff Vincent Assistant Vice Chancellor for Federal Relations Vanderbilt University The National Press Foundation, New York York City October 31, 2006

 

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Who  Individual 

Universities

Higher Ed Groups

 

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The Big Six´ 

American

Council on Education (ACE)

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American Association

of State Colleges and

Universities (AASCU) 

American Association

of Community Colleges

(AACC) 

Association

of American Universities (AAU)

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National Association of Independent Colleges and

Universities (NAICU) 

National Association of State Universities and Land-

Grant Colleges (NASULGC)

 

Other DC Higher Ed Groups 

ACT

(ACT)

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American Association

of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

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American Association

of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)

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American Association

of Collegiate Registrars and

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(AACRAO) American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)

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American Association

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American College Personnel Association

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American

Dental Education Association (ADEA)

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American

Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

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APPA: The Association of Higher Education Facilities Association of Academic Health Centers (AHC)

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Association

of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)

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Association

of American Law Schools (AALS)

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Association

of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

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Association

of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU)

Admissions

Officers

of University Professors (AAUP) (ACPA)

Officers (APPA)

 

Other DC Higher Ed Groups Groups - 2               

Association

of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) College Board (CB) College Fund/UNCF (UNCF) Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) The Council on Government Relations (COGR) Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) Educational Testing Service (ETS)

 

Other DC Higher Ed Groups - 3             

EDUCAUSE Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) NAFSA: Association of International Educators (NAFSA) National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)

University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) W omen's College Coalition (WCC)

 

Who  Individual

Universities

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Higher Ed Groups



Research Coalitions Coalitions & Scientific Societies

 

Research Coalitions & Scientific Societies 

Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)

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Coalition for National Security Research

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(CNSR) Energy Sciences Coalition (ESC)



The Science Coalition (TSC)

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Coalition for Advancing Medical Research (CAMR) American Institute of Physics (AIP),  American Chemical Society (ACS), etc.

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Who  Individual 

Universities



Higher Ed Groups Research Coalitions Coalitions & Scientific Societies

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Higher Ed ± Industry Alliances

 

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Higher Ed ± ndustry lliances 

Business ± Higher Education Forum  (BHEF)

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Council on Competitiveness

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Government ± University ± Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR)

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Task Force on Future of American Innovation

 

Where 

Livin¶ Large in Lincoln . . .

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DC-based Federal Federal Relation Relations s Offices

 

University Offices in D.C.          

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Carnegie Mellon University California State University System College of W illiam and Mary Cornell University Emory University Florida International University Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University Iowa State University Louisiana State University System Institute of  Massachusetts Technology Michigan State University New York University Ohio State University Princeton University Purdue University

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Texas Tech Tech Universit Uni versity y Syste m Tuskegee University University of Alaska University of California System University of Central Florida University of Maryland University of Michigan University of Missouri University of North Carolina University of Pennsylvania University of South Carolina University of Southern California The University of Texas System Vanderbilt University Wayne State University University of Washington

 

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s Mark Felt said to Bob Research Dollars

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Student Aid

W

oodward . . .

 

Why ± New School  A

Seat at the Table . . .

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Competition ³Embassy´

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CONNECTIONS

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What 

Whack-A-Mole . . .

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Research Dollars Dollars and Policy



Student Aid Dollars and Policy



Student Life Issues



Higher Education Policy



Tax Policy

 Intellectual

Property Policy

 

How 

But Do They Have Any Juice?



Solid Lobbying Practices



Unilateral Issues



Shared Issues



Executive Branch



Congressional Delegations

 

THE HIGHER HIGHE R ED LOBBY IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON:

THAT¶S WHAT IT¶S ALL ABOUT!

By Jeff Vincent Assistant Vice Chancellor for Federal Relations Vanderbilt University The National Press Foundation, New York York City October 31, 2006