The conference is supporting Michigan’s Sixty by 30 goal. Tia Brown McNair,v ice president in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Student Success, and Maureen Donohue Krauss, the president and CEO of the Detroit Regional Partnership. Three keynote speakers will also host lectures: Nitzan Pelman, CEO/founder of Climb Hire and an Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow, Dr.
RELATED LINK: Persistent literacy challenges: Michigan third-graders continue to grapple with reading proficiency The theme is “The Time is Now: All In For Attainment.'Įducators, administrators, community leaders, and other professionals from across the state will gather to discuss how to build stronger communities for all Michiganders through postsecondary education.Īttendees will participate in learning sessions that will touch on issues affecting the education sphere, such as college affordability and career readiness.