AIHEC Holds Virtual Legislative Summit
March 8, 2021
TCU leaders take a moment to send their regards to supporters during AIHEC’s virtual legislative summit.
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) is holding its annual winter meeting and legislative summit completely online this year, due to challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic. Tribal college leaders convened February 23-25 for a series of webinars and informational sessions to prepare for their respective states’ delegation meetings, which are being held March 1-12.
On the first day of the legislative summit, Terry Hartle, senior vice-president for government relations and public affairs at the American Council of Education addressed participants. Her presentation was followed by an informational session headed by Michelle Asha Cooper, the acting assistant secretary for post-secondary education and the deputy assistant directory of higher education programs at the U.S. Department