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Capitol Hill Briefing on College Students who are Parents

When: September 12, 2019

Time: 2:00-3:30pm

Where: Capitol Visitor Center, Room 209-08, First St NE, Washington, DC 20515

Please join us to discuss the forthcoming Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, Higher Education: More Information Could Help Student Parents Access Additional Federal Student Aid.

The briefing will highlight key findings from the report and will feature a panel discussion with a current student parent, a community college president, a program leader, and researchers, addressing the challenges of completing a college credential while parenting, and opportunities to promote student parent success.

Registration is required for Capitol Security purposes.

Please register here if you plan to attend.

Speakers include:

David Croom, Assistant Director for Postsecondary Achievement & Innovation, Ascend at the Aspen Institute
Nicole Lynn Lewis, Founder & CEO, Generation Hope
Lindsey Reichlin Cruse, Study Director, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Daria Willis, President, Everett Community College
Ariel Ventura, Ascend Network Partner & Generation Hope Scholar

This event is co-hosted by Achieving the Dream, Ascend at the Aspen Institute, Center for Law and Social Policy, Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, The Institute for Women’s Policy Research, and Rise. Support for this event is provided by the Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation.