2025 Wisconsin Higher Education Summit

Jointly hosted by Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

 and the Universities of Wisconsin 

May 28-30, 2025

Memorial Union, Madison WI

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Full session descriptions can be found here.

Wednesday, May 28th | all events in the Great Hall unless otherwise noted

1:00 p.m. | Welcome

1:15 p.m. | Opening Keynote

 Peter F. Lake, Professor of Law and Charles A. Dana Chair and Director, Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law

2:15 p.m. | Break

2:30 p.m. | Session 1: Washington Update: Approaching Legislative and Regulatory Developments

Jon Fansmith, Senior Vice President, Government Relations and National Engagement, American Council on Education (ACE)

3:30 p.m. | Session 2: Supreme Court Update

Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law

4:30 p.m. | Interactive Q&A

5:00 p.m. | Break

5:30 p.m. | Reception (Tripp Commons & Deck)

An evening of networking with attendees and event sponsors and celebration of ten years of partnership between WAICU and Peter and Jennifer Lake.

 

Thursday, May 29th | all events in the Great Hall unless otherwise noted

8:00 a.m. | Breakfast

8:50 a.m. | Welcome

9:00 a.m. | Session 3: Concurrent Sessions (Rooms: Great Hall, TBD)

  • Regulatory Landscape
    • Christine Taylor, Husch Blackwell
  • Research Updates
    • Matt Lind, Senior System Legal Counsel for the Office of General Counsel at the Universities of Wisconsin and Chris Ashley

10:15 a.m. | Session 4: Concurrent Sessions (Rooms: Great Hall, TBD)

  • Student Organizations, Clery Updates and Hazing Laws
    • Christine Taylor, Husch Blackwell
  • Labor and Employment Law
    • Jon Anderson, Husch Blackwell

11:00 a.m. | Session 5: Concurrent Sessions (Rooms: Great Hall, TBD)

  • Key Trends That Make This Years Incoming College Students Unique
    • Vector Solutions
  • Workforce Outlook
    • To Be Announced

12:00 p.m. | Lunch

1:00 p.m. | Session 6:  Taking the Long View on Civil Rights: Connecting Data to Action to Vision in a Challenging World

Joe Storch and Blaze Bowers, Grand River Solutions

2:00 p.m. | Session 7:  The Value of Higher Education 

Presenters from KW2 Marketing

3:00 p.m. | Break

3:15 p.m. | To Be Announced

4:45 p.m. | Summary of the Day

5:00 p.m. | Adjourn- Evening free to explore Madison

 

Friday, May 30th | all events in the Great Hall unless otherwise noted

8:00 a.m. | Breakfast

8:50 a.m. | Welcome

9:00 a.m. | Session 8: The Future of AI is now

Sarah Alt, Michael Best

10:00 a.m. | Tabletop Discussions with Presenters 

11:15 a.m. | Break 

11:30 a.m. | Thematic Wrap-up Capstone

Peter F. Lake, Professor of Law and Charles A. Dana Chair and Director, Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law

12:00 p.m. | Adjourn


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