Brevard College President Bradley J Andrews, Ph.D. spoke at a seminar to brief members of Congress on the business model for small, independent colleges on Thursday, June 12 at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C.
The event, titled “How Private, Nonprofit Colleges Meet the Cost of Educating Students”, was hosted by the Congressional Independent Colleges Caucus (CICC) and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU).
Andrews was one of three college presidents speaking at the event that featured CICC Co-Chairs Ben Cline (R-VA) and Deborah Ross (D-NC) of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Congressional Independent Colleges Caucus serves as an informal group of members of Congress dedicated to addressing the issues related to private, nonprofit colleges and the students they serve, while educating colleagues on the issues facing independent colleges and universities.
About NAICU: The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) serves as the unified voice for the 1,700 private, nonprofit colleges and universities in our nation. Founded in 1976, NAICU is the only national membership organization solely focused on representing private, nonprofit higher education on public policy issues in Washington, DC. NAICU’s membership reflects the diversity of private, nonprofit higher education in the U.S. Our member institutions include major research universities, faith-based colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions and other Minority-Serving Institutions, art and design colleges, conservatories of music, traditional liberal arts and science institutions, women’s colleges, work colleges, two-year colleges and schools of law, medicine, engineering, business and other professions.
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