6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET
To complement your First-Generation College Celebration Day plans, on Tuesday, November 1 at 4:00 p.m. ET or Wednesday, November 2 at 6:00 p.m. ET, tune into this panel discussion on how to create an environment conducive to first-generation adult learners. Brenda Dann-Messier moderates the virtual panel. Dann-Messier is a senior advisor with the Education Strategy Group; former Post-Secondary Commissioner of Higher Education in Rhode Island; and past assistant secretary for Career, Technology, & Adult Education with the Obama Administration. Joining Dann-Messier is:
- Kelly Brochu, assistant to the president for special projects at Regis College.
- Matt Donovan, director of educational access programs at Morehead State University, and
- Vanessa Sheared, president, board of directors at the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education