At our 12/9 symposium on cybersecurity and privacy, I talked about the difficulty of keeping anything secret anymore — and whether that’s a good thing — with Michelle Atchison, associate vice chancellor for federal relations for the University of Texas System, and Robert Chesney, associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Texas School of Law.
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Video: The Medical Privacy Paradox
At our 12/9 symposium on cybersecurity and privacy, Edgar Walters talked about the risks and rewards of digitally accessible medical information with Suzanne Barber, director of the Center for Identity at the University of Texas at Austin; Nora Belcher, executive director for Texas E-Health Alliance; Deborah Peel, founder and chair of Patient Privacy Rights; and Sheila Stine, chief privacy officer for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
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Video: The Cybersecurity of Texas Cities
At our 12/9 symposium on cybersecurity and privacy, Gregory White of the University of Texas at San Antonio talked about the cybersecurity of Texas cities with Chris Cook, a director of the Cyber Texas Foundation; Mary Dickerson, chief information security officer for the University of Houston; David LaPlante, chief information security officer for the City of Houston; and Hugh Miller, chief technology officer for the City of San Antonio.
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Video: Privacy, the Cloud and State Government
At our 12/9 symposium on cybersecurity and privacy, I talked about the cybersecurity of state agencies and government entities with state Rep. Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock; Todd Kimbriel, interim executive director of the Texas Department of Information Resources; Jesse Rivera, chief information security officer at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; and state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo.
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Economy
Video: Bridging the Digital Divide
On 12/4, I talked about the digital divide in Texas with Juanita Budd of Austin Free-Net, Becky Garlick of Blinn College, Will Reed of Technology for All and state Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston.
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Health care
Video: The Future of Health Care Policy
On 12/2, I talked about the future of health care policy in Texas with state. Rep. Myra Crownover, R-Denton; state Rep. Elliott Naishtat, D-Austin; and Dr. Paul Ogden of the Texas A&M Health Science Center.
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Higher Education
Video: Higher Ed Access, Affordability and Diversity
At our 11/16 symposium on higher education, Matthew Watkins talked about higher ed access, affordability and diversity with Lisa Fielder, CEO of College Forward; Cynthia Teniente-Matson, president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio; Shirley Reed, president of South Texas College; and University of Texas System Regent Sara Martinez Tucker.
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Higher Education
Video: Cracking the Higher Ed Completion Code
At our 11/16 symposium on higher education, I talked about the challenge of increasing higher ed outcomes with Chancellor Brian McCall of the Texas State University System; Elaine Mendoza, vice chair of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents; former University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers; and Wynn Rosser, CEO of the Greater Texas Foundation.
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Higher Education
Video: A Conversation with Ken Starr
At our 11/16 higher education symposium, I talked to Ken Starr, the president and chancellor of Baylor University, about demographic change, campus carry, free speech, the intersection of a traditional culture with the modern world, and, of course, football.
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Higher Education
Video: Higher Ed Exceptionalism
At our 11/16 symposium on higher education, I talked about the pursuit of excellence with Southwestern University President Edward Burger; Paul Foster, the chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents; Woody Hunt, chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and University of Texas at El Paso President Diana Natalicio.