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SUMMARY:HECA Learning Lab: Advocacy in Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:Learning Labs are virtual "roundtable" discussion groups focused on specific topics or areas of interest in educational consulting. Join a Learning Lab to share ideas\, learn from other HECA members and advance the education consulting profession.Learning Lab: Advocacy in Higher Education\n\nWhat is Advocacy in higher education?\n- Difference between political (policies/legislation that supports all students) and partisan (policies specific to an ideological platform)\n- Advocating at a local\, state\, and national level (how to find out who your legislators are\, how to track legislation\, etc.)\n- Advocating for policies that support all students\, including affordability and maintaining/restoring/increasing funding for post-secondary education opportunities (including state and federal grant money)\n- Advocating for transparency in college admissions practices\n\nWhat does Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, Belonging look like in 2026 and how can we\, as IECs\, advocate for all students\, including students in the following populations (with potential guest presenters): Neurodivergent students\, differently abled students\, LGBTQIA+ students\, students of color\, first-generation students\, socioeconomically disadvantaged students\, undocumented students.\n\nHow can IEC's work be advocating for all students (including pro-bono services\, providing free college admissions workshops for the community\, etc.)\n\nQuestions? mcoleman@colemancollegecounseling.com\nClick here to join\npassword:advocacy
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/q_auto\,f_auto\,c_limit\,w_2000\,h_899/v1769981973/tenants/93bb562b-fafd-4234-86f4-411a45401199/e1945788b23b4ba2baf243dd5dadf242/Learning-Labs-2.jpg" width="507" style="width: 507px\; height: 216.142px\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" height="216.142" fr-original-style="width: 507px\; height: 216.142px\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; caret-color: rgb(44\, 54\, 58)\; font-size: 14px\; font-family: Verdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\;">Learning Labs<span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">&nbsp\;are&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: Verdana\,Geneva\,sans-serif\;"><font style="box-sizing: border-box\; caret-color: rgb(44\, 54\, 58)\; color: rgb(44\, 54\, 58)\; font-size: 14px\;">virtual &quot\;roundtable&quot\; discussion groups&nbsp\;</font><font style="box-sizing: border-box\; caret-color: rgb(44\, 54\, 58)\; color: rgb(44\, 54\, 58)\; font-size: 14px\;">focus<span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">ed</span> on specific topic<span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">s</span> or area<span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">s</span> of interest in educational consulting.</font><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; caret-color: rgb(44\, 54\, 58)\;">&nbsp\;Join a <font style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Learning Lab</font> to share ideas<span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">\,&nbsp\;</span>learn from o<span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">ther HECA members</span> and advance the education consulting profession.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; caret-color: rgb(44\, 54\, 58)\; color: rgb(44\, 54\, 58)\; font-family: Roboto\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: Verdana\,Geneva\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Learning Lab: Advocacy in Higher Education</strong></span></span></span><br><br>What is Advocacy in higher education?<br>- Difference between political (policies/legislation that supports all students) and partisan (policies specific to an ideological platform)<br>- Advocating at a local\, state\, and national level (how to find out who your legislators are\, how to track legislation\, etc.)<br>- Advocating for policies that support all students\, including affordability and maintaining/restoring/increasing funding for post-secondary education opportunities (including state and federal grant money)<br>- Advocating for transparency in college admissions practices<br><br>What does Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, Belonging look like in 2026 and how can we\, as IECs\, advocate for all students\, including students in the following populations (with potential guest presenters): Neurodivergent students\, differently abled students\, LGBTQIA+ students\, students of color\, first-generation students\, socioeconomically disadvantaged students\, undocumented students.<br><br>How can IEC&#39\;s work be advocating for all students (including pro-bono services\, providing free college admissions workshops for the community\, etc.)<br><br><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Questions?</span>&nbsp\;</span><span style="color: rgb(118\, 184\, 191)\;"><a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:mcoleman@colemancollegecounseling.com" style="user-select: auto\; color: inherit\;">mcoleman@colemancollegecounseling.com</a></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;"><a href="https://highereducationconsultantsassociationheca.growthzoneapp.com/ap/r/414ffc830b40418c974ff8eeaab72948" rel="noreferrer" style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(1\, 155\, 198)\; text-decoration: none\; user-select: auto\;" target="_blank" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(1\, 155\, 198)\; text-decoration: none\;"></a></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; caret-color: rgb(44\, 54\, 58)\; color: rgb(44\, 54\, 58)\; font-family: Roboto\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; text-align: center\;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/s/83271605603?pwd=HAPCxEzqrLsl1eQGa0RjcsMbbSARs0.1" style="user-select: auto\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: Verdana\,Geneva\,sans-serif\;"><u><span style="color: rgb(10\, 80\, 94)\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Click here to join</strong></span></u></span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: Verdana\,Geneva\,sans-serif\;"><br></span></span><span style="color: rgb(10\, 80\, 94)\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; 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