Promoting his proposal to offer free tuition at New York State’s public colleges and universities, Governor Andrew Cuomo has said “college is a mandatory step if you really want to be a success,” and that “a college education is a necessity to compete in today’s economy.”
Attendees heard from a panel of experts in Albany on March 13 at 10am as they discussed these and other aspects of the governor’s proposal .
The event was moderated by Karen DeWitt, Capitol Bureau Chief, NYS Public Radio. Panelists included:
Beth Akers, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute, and coauthor of Game of Loans: The Rhetoric and Reality of Student Debt
Jim Malatras, president, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
Mary Beth Labate, President, The Commission on Independent Colleges & Universities in New York
Marc Cohen, President, Student Assembly of the State University of New York
E.J. McMahon, Research Director, Empire Center
E.J. McMahon’s remarks: [slides]
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Beth Akers’ remarks: [slides]
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Marc Cohen’s remarks:
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Mary Beth Labate’s remarks: [slides]
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Jim Malatras’ remarks: [slides]
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Panel discussion and audience questions:
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