American Student Assistance 2006 Symposium Audio Page

ASA’s 2006 Symposium, “Insights: A conversations about Student Debt” was a tremendous success, featuring some of the leading authors, financial aid professionals and educators within the industry. Taking the approach of debt management within an increasingly expensive educational world, and a more loan-dependent population, thoughtful speeches were rounded out by engaging round-table discussions. The incredibly educational speeches are all available here on amsa.com.

Monday, June 19th, 2006

• – “The Impact of Student Debt on Alumni Giving” (mp3, part 1, 1 hr/5min’s, 26 MB)
  10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  Dr. Margaret Platt Jendrek, Professor, Department of Sociology and Gerontology
  Dr. Jean M. Lynch Professor, Department of Sociology and Gerontology
• – “The Impact of Student Debt on Alumni Giving” (mp3, part 2, 47 sec’s, 324 KB)
• – “How Investing in Education Makes a Difference” (mp3, 1 hr/2 min’s, 25 MB)
  9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
  Juan Williams, National Political Correspondent and Author
• – “How Much Debt is Too Much? – Defining Benchmarks for Manageable Student Debt” (mp3, 1 hr/10 min’s, 28 MB)
  10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  Sandy Baum, Ph.D., Senior Policy Analyst at the College Board, Professor of Economics at Skidmore College
• – “Looking Ahead: How Current Decisions Impact our Future” (mp3, 48 min’s, 19 MB)
  12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  Julianne Malveaux, Ph.D., Economist and Author
• – “Making a Difference at Lesley University” (mp3, 45 min’s, 18 MB)
  3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  Margaret A. McKenna, Ph.D., President, Lesley University

June 20th, 2006

• – “Risks Returns and College Opportunities” (mp3, 56 mins, 22 MB)
  9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
  Robert Shireman, Founder and Executive Director, TICAS
• – “Washington Update” (mp3, 43 min’s, 17 MB)
  8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
  Harrison M. Wadsworth, III, Principal, Washington Partners, LLC