Commissioner Santiago: Views & Testimony

Commissioner Santiago

Commissioner Santiago's Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Title IX
September 12, 2022 Responding to the call for public comment on U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona's proposed revisions to Title IX

FY23 Budget Testimony
March 17, 2022 Joint Committee on Ways & Means Hearing

Commissioner Santiago’s Message to Staff on Ahmaud Arbery Murder Verdict
November 29, 2021 Commissioner Santiago addresses the outcome of the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial in a message to all staff.

Commissioner's celebrating DHE’s Staff-Led, Equity-Minded Cultural Transformation
November 9, 2021 Commissioner Santiago reflects on what sets DHE’s equity work apart, including our staff-led journey toward new organizational values.

Commissioner’s FY21 in Review: “The Stakes Have Never Been Higher”
August 13, 2021 As a new academic year unfolds, Commissioner Santiago looks back at the key policy and program advances made in 2020-2021

Fear Not the Future
May 15, 2021 Despite the challenges of the past year, Commissioner Santiago is bullish on the future of higher education in Massachusetts

Commissioner Santiago’s Message to Staff on Anti-Asian Violence
March 18, 2021 Commissioner Santiago addresses the history and recent escalation of violence against AAPI communities in a message to all staff

FY22 Budget Testimony
March 16, 2021 Joint Committee on Ways & Means Hearing

Commissioner Santiago’s Message to Staff in the Aftermath of the Murder of George Floyd
June 06, 2020 Commissioner Santiago addresses and reflects on recents events in a message to all staff

FY21 Budget Testimony
March 6, 2020 Joint Committee on Ways & Means Hearing

Commissioner Santiago Delivers End of Year Review to the BHE
June 18, 2019 Key highlights from the Commissioner's full year-end review to the Board of Higher Education, looking at the work acomplished by the DHE in the past academic year

Commissioner Santiago's Testimony on College Closures
May 13, 2019 Commissioner Santiago testified in front of the Joint Committee of Higher Education in support of legislation that aims to protect students and other stakeholders from the disruption created by unanticipated closures of private institutions

Reforming Developmental Education Not by Command or Control, but Through Collaboration
March 28, 2019 In a guest post for the Education Commission of the States, Commissioner Santiago discusses the need for a reformed developmental education system in Massachusetts

FY20 Budget Testimony
March 18, 2019 Joint Committee on Ways & Means Hearing

Creating Pathways for Social Mobility
January 30, 2019 Commissioner Santiago reflects on the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus January convening

Commissioner Santiago's Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Title IX
January 30, 2019 Responding to the call for public comment on U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s proposed revisions to Title IX

New Year, New Agenda
January 13, 2019 Commissioner Santiago reflects on the questions and opportunities he sees through the equity lens

Commissioner Santiago's Mount Ida Post Audit and Oversight Hearing Testimony
May 16, 2018 Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight Hearing on Mount Ida College

FY19 Budget Testimony
March 19, 2018 Joint Committee on Ways & Means Hearing

Recommendation on Salem State University Presidential Appointment
June 20, 2017 Board of Higher Education Meeting

FY18 Budget Hearing
March 29, 2017 Joint Committee on Ways & Means Hearing

President's Executive Order: Impact on MA Public Campuses
February 6, 2017 Memo to Public College and University Presidents

Commissioner's Remarks on DACA Students
December 6, 2016 Board of Higher Education Meeting

Building Institutional Capacity for Latina/o Leadership
in Higher Education

September 16, 2016 Remarks to Members of the New York State Assembly and SUNY

FY17 Budget Testimony
February 29, 2016 Joint Ways & Means FY16 Budget Hearing

Addressing the Educational Divide
January 27, 2016 Board of Higher Education Meeting

Facing New Challenges in Campus Safety & Violence Prevention
December 8, 2015 Board of Higher Education Meeting

Meetings & Events

Mar 19

Board of Higher Education Meeting

Apr 22

Executive Committee Meeting

Apr 25

Student Advisory Council Meeting and Elections

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