This inaugural event in what will become an annual presidential speaker series is slated for Tuesday, March 17, 2026, and will feature a panel discussion on the current and future state of higher education with Ted Mitchell (President of the American Council on Education, Margaret Spellings (President & CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center and former President of the University of North Carolina System) and Richard Burr (former U.S. Senator). We look forward to what will be an insightful conversation on the importance of civil discourse and bipartisan solutions as we navigate current challenges facing the higher education sector.