Jamie P. Merisotis, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jamie P. Merisotis, president and CEO of Lumina Foundation
Merisotis is an expert on a wide range of higher-education issues. He is well versed in domestic and international issues related to higher-education opportunity and access, including student financial aid, minority-serving colleges and universities, global higher-education policy strategies, and social and economic benefits of higher education.
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Restoring American Leadership in Higher Education
Jamie Merisotis featured on Education News Parents Can Use | 7:01
Jamie Merisotis, Nicole Hurd and other prominent college-access professionals joined Deputy Under-secretary of Education Bob Shireman as guests on Education News Parents Can Use, a show produced by the Department of Education and shown on PBS channels, Channel One and many other outlets. The broadcast aired May 19. View the full program online | 58:54 »
Read Jamie's recent speech
2009 Spring Arbor University Commencement Speech | Spring Arbor University | May 16, 2009
Merisotis testifies before the Connecticut Legislature
On Jan. 29, Jamie Merisotis gave testimony to the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee of the Connecticut Legislature. While in Connecticut he also spoke to the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education about Lumina's efforts to reach its big goal through increased higher education productivity. Read the full testimony »
Memo to presidential transition team
In December 2008, Lumina offered advice and ideas for a higher education agenda to the presidential transition team, at the team's request. We outlined four policy strands for the transition team and would like to share with you our memo to the team.
Getting to Know Jamie Merisotis
by Ronald Roach
Diverse Issues in Higher Education features Jamie Merisotis.
June 12th, 2008
BizVoice Video Magazine interviews Jamie Merisotis
with Tom Schuman
BizVoice Magazine video interview with Lumina President and CEO Jamie Merisotis. Mar. 27, 2008
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