A Major Test: Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on the Future of Higher Education. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, Committee on Education and Labor. U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Second Session (July 7, 2020). Serial No. 116-60

This document records testimony from a hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education that was held to examine the impact of COVID-19 on the future of higher education. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Susan A. Davis, Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment; and (2) Honorable Lloyd Smucker, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment. Witness statements were presented by: (1) Mr. Shaun Harper, President, American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, California; (2) Ms. Sharon J. Pierce, President, Minneapolis College, Minneapolis, Minnesota; (3) Mr. Scott Pulsipher, President, Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, Utah; and (4) Mr. Timothy P. White, Chancellor, The California State University, Long Beach, California. Additional submissions include: (1) Honorable Virginia Foxx, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Carolina: The Myth of State Disinvestment in Higher Education; (2) Honorable Ilhan Omar, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington: Prepared statement; (3) Honorable Robert C. Scott, a Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia: Prepared statement from American Council on Education (ACE); Prepared statement from National Education Association (NEA); and Prepared statement; (4) Questions submitted for the record by: Honorable Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, a Representative in Congress from the Northern Mariana Islands; Mr. Scott; Honorable Mark Takano, a Representative in Congress from the State of California; Honorable David Trone, a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland; and Honorable Mark Walker, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Carolina; and (5) Responses submitted for the record by: Mr. Harper, Ms. Pierce, Mr. Pulsipher, and Mr. White.