
Washington Update: September Momentum, FY26 Funding, and Implementation Challenges
Live Event: 09/04/2025 at 3:00 PM (EDT)
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As Congress returns from the August recess, NACUBO’s experts will provide a timely update on the federal policy landscape and its implications for colleges and universities. September Hill meetings, ongoing FY26 appropriations negotiations, and new agency implementation efforts are shaping the months ahead. With a potential rescission package that could impact existing funding and looming deadlines for key regulatory rollouts, business officers must stay informed and actively engaged.
This 60-minute webinar will break down the latest developments and provide actionable insights to support campus strategy and federal engagement.
Recording
This webinar will be recorded. Registrants will receive an email when the recording is available.
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.
Bryan Dickson
Director, Student Financial Services and Educational Programs
NACUBO
Bryan Dickson is the director of student financial services and educational programs for NACUBO. As part of NACUBO’s leadership development team, he is responsible for supporting the advancement of an array of member programs and services, including educational programming for new chief business officers.
In addition, he is a staff liaison to NACUBO’s Student Financial Services Council, working on behalf of the NACUBO membership to assist bursars and student accounts staff on a national level through advocacy with federal agencies and members of Congress. Prior to joining NACUBO in 2007, Dickson was a member of the legal and compliance practice at CEB, Inc., a best practice insight and technology company in Washington, DC. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Ashley N. Jackson
Director, Government Affairs
NACUBO
Ashley N. Jackson, director of government affairs for NACUBO, leads advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill on issues affecting business officers such as higher education reauthorization, tax and accounting policy, and annual appropriations. Prior to joining NACUBO, from 2015 to 2022, Jackson worked with the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to secure $3 million for the asphalt airfield pavement research program as part of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization. She focused on surface transportation and aviation authorizations, annual appropriations bills, highway funding, and asphalt research as NAPA's point person on Capitol Hill. In addition to managing the NAPA Political Action Committee, Jackson led the planning and execution of the annual Transportation Construction Coalition Legislative Fly-In, which brought more than 500 highway contractors to Washington each spring to discuss issues affecting highway and airport infrastructure funding with lawmakers.
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