Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary for Postsecondary Education, will deliver the keynote address at the American Student Association of Community Colleges (ASACC) National Student Advocacy Conference at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 21. The event will be at the Liaison Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
This is the third year in a row the Department has participated in the annual conference, which brings together community college student government leaders and their advisors from about 70-80 community colleges nationwide. Ochoa will talk about the importance of protecting Pell grants, the FY2012 budget and various higher education programs during his remarks.