In Conversation: Executive Branch Dealmaking and the Future of Higher Education
Nov 10, 2025 5:00 PM | The Law School's In Conversation series brings together leading scholars, lawyers and policymakers to discuss some of the most significant legal issues facing our country today. The topic for this roundtable will be the Executive Branch's efforts to regulate institutions of higher education and the implications for, among other things, our foundational ideals of democracy, free speech, and equality. A reception with credit bar will precede the formal program. Speakers:Justin Driver (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flaw.yale.edu%2Fjustin-driver&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7C880e2093f21946efcb8808ddf789291c%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638938890665156187%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=M9pwi8Ddb1ynUJZHh8TDDH%2B0xjET99hgVjO6VQ5Lncg%3D&reserved=0), Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law, Yale Law SchoolDanielle R. Holley (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mtholyoke.edu%2Fdirectory%2Ffaculty-staff%2Fdanielle-r-holley&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7C880e2093f21946efcb8808ddf789291c%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638938890665190159%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xAq8pfQyB22EJxUaOsL%2Bj9JaRkWh%2BCHFNICUdLGjqpk%3D&reserved=0), President and Professor of Politics, Mount Holyoke CollegeLawrence H. Summers (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hks.harvard.edu%2Ffaculty%2Flawrence-h-summers&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7C880e2093f21946efcb8808ddf789291c%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638938890665215864%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8sDg9WHXwHLOuqdxhWQcacEjiHL%2FwNjEZd%2BUOSTYRYY%3D&reserved=0), Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard Kennedy School for Business and Government and President Emeritus, Harvard University Moderator: Leslie Levin (https://law.uconn.edu/person/leslie-c-levin/), Hugh Macgill Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law REGISTER HERE (https://www.events.foundation.uconn.edu/ereg/index.php?eventid=860741&)!
