Senate Education Committee
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 10 a.m.
Hearing Room 1, North Office Building
Agenda
10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. Opening remarks
Senator Lynda Culver, Majority Chair, Education Committee
Senator Lindsey Williams, Minority Chair, Education Committee
10:05 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Panel 1
Dr. Kathy W. Humphrey, President, Carlow University – Testimony
10:20 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Panel 2
Heather F. Perfetti, J.D., Ed.D., President, Middle States Commission on Higher Education – Testimony
10:45 a.m. – 11:25 p.m. Panel 3
Dr. Lance Kennedy-Phillips, Vice Provost for Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research, Pennsylvania State University – Testimony
Dr. Brenda Allen, President, Lincoln University – Testimony
Dr. Joseph J. McCarthy, Provost & Senior Vice Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh – Testimony
Dr. Jodi Levine Laufgraben, Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Institutional Effectiveness, Temple University – Testimony
11:25 p.m. – 12:05 p.m. Panel 4
Aaron Riggleman, Director of Government Affairs, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry – Testimony
Warren Hudak, President, Hudak & Company – Testimony
Wendy G. Coleman, President, American Federation of Teachers-Pennsylvania – Testimony
Kara Laskowski, Vice President, Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties – Testimony
12:05 p.m. – 12:25 p.m. Panel 5
Dr. Jonathan Green, President, Susquehanna University – Testimony
Dr. Christopher Fiorentino, Chancellor, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education – Testimony
12:25 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Closing remarks and conclusion