PBAF25: Higher Education's Top Business Issues

Live Event: 09/29/2025 at 11:00 AM (EDT)

Only available as part of a package

This September, NACUBO will again release a list of the top business issues confronting colleges and universities. How are the challenges evolving at different institutions? What issues may stay with us for the foreseeable future? In this lively discussion, policy experts will examine these pressing topics and share their perspectives on the impact to campus operations and the students colleges and universities serve. The panel will also explore some potential opportunities hidden in this sea of questions.

Recording

This session will be a live re-air of the general session in Philadelphia with option for Q&A with the online audience. The recording will also be made available to registrants after the event has concluded.

CPE Available: 1.5 Credits in Specialized Knowledge

Each individual must register and attend separately to earn credit.

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Event Information

Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Minimum 1-2 years of experience as a professional in higher education or a related private industry.
Advanced Preparation: None
Delivery Mode: Group internet based
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
Length: 75 minutes

Steps to Earn CPE Credit

To earn CPE credit, you must attend the webinar live. CPE credit cannot be earned for watching the recording.

After the webinar ends, you will complete the following steps under the Content tab:

Pass the CPE codeword quiz. Write down the codewords posted in the Zoom chat at random times throughout the webinar and complete the quiz at the end of the webinar.
Submit the CPE check-out code displayed at the end of the webinar.
Download your CPE certificate.

You have until 5 pm Eastern Time on October 1, 2025 to complete these three steps or report technology issues with this site to online@nacubo.org.

For more detailed instructions, review the CPE Instructions page.

Robert Kelchen

Professor and Department Head

The University of Tennessee

George Suttles

Executive Director, Commonfund Institute

Commonfund

George Suttles leads Commonfund’s educational-thought partnership and professional development activities as executive director of Commonfund Institute. He serves on multiple advisory boards and steering committees, including Intentional Endowments Network’s (IEN) steering committee which provides strategic guidance to the network and chairs the steering committee for the Impact Finance Center’s Diverse Manager Initiative.

Prior to joining Commonfund, Suttles was a program officer at the John A. Hartford Foundation. Before joining the foundation, he was a vice president, senior philanthropic relationship manager at U.S. Trust/Bank of America. In this role he worked with private and institutional clients on issues related to best practices in governance and strategic grantmaking. Currently, he is adjunct faculty at the New York University (NYU) School of Professional Studies, teaching classes on private and corporate philanthropy.

Suttles received a BA from Wesleyan University, an MA in philanthropic studies from Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy (IUPUI) and an MPA from Baruch CUNY Marxe School of Public and International Affairs. Suttles is currently pursuing a doctorate in education (EdD) at New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Liz Clark

Vice President, Policy and Research

NACUBO

Liz LaPolt Clark is vice president for policy and research at NACUBO and a member of the NACUBO executive leadership group. She has been widely quoted in the press and is a sought-after speaker on how Washington politics and federal policies impact higher education. Clark got her start on Capitol Hill opening Cornell University's first Washington, DC-based federal relations office. Also in her career, she has led federal affairs for the State University of New York (SUNY) System and for Oregon State University. At NACUBO, she heads the team responsible for analysis of federal regulatory and legislative actions, research, and communications.