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Higher Education

Student Activity Center South Ballroom

Saturday, 8:30 AM

Higher Education in 2038

Renu Khator

President, University of Houston; Chancellor, University of Houston System

Ray Martinez

Chancellor, WGU Texas

Raymund Paredes

Texas Higher Education Commissioner

Tom Pauken

Former Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission; 2014 Candidate for Governor

Kel Seliger

State Senator; Chairman of the Higher Education Committee

Brian Sweany (mod.)

Senior Executive Editor, Texas Monthly

Student Activity Center South Ballroom

Saturday, 9:50 AM

Meanwhile, Back at the Non-Flagships

Phil Castille

President, University of Houston-Victoria

Dana Gibson

President of Sam Houston State University

Robert Nelsen

President, University of Texas-Pan American

George Wright

President of Prairie View A&M University

James Henson (mod.)

Director, Texas Politics Project

Student Activity Center South Ballroom

Saturday, 1:45 PM

Governance and the Role of Regents: What Now?

Wallace Hall

Regent, University of Texas System

Kirk Watson

State Senator; Vice Chairman of the Higher Education Committee

Reeve Hamilton (mod.)

Reporter, The Texas Tribune

Student Activity Center South Ballroom

Saturday, 4:25 PM

The Fight Over Paying Student-Athletes

Jody Conradt

Former Women's Basketball Coach, The University of Texas at Austin

Kent Hance

Chancellor, Texas Tech University System

Patrick Hruby

Writer, Sports on Earth

Dan Neil

Former Professional and College Football player

Spencer Hall (mod.)

Contributor, SB Nation

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