The Harkin Institute

April 2 | Closing the Retirement Savings Gap Webinar
2025-04-02 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | IA
Join us for a free webinar presenting updates on the progress of the state retirement savings programs, designed to increase access to retirement savings for employees who do not have employer plans. We will look at recent studies examining the impact of these programs on retirement savings, private market retirement plan coverage, and potential interactions with other policies due to asset limits.

February 20 | Spring 25 Sussman Lecture: Students Are Humans First with Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab
2025-02-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Tom and Ruth Harkin Center, 2800 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50311, United States
The Harkin Institute is thrilled to announce this Fall’s Sussman Lecture, “Students Are Humans First” with Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab. Dr. Goldrick-Rab will discuss the challenges students face in meeting their basic needs while earning a college education. She explored this topic in her award-winning book, Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream. The book documents the failures of policymakers and higher education institutions to make college affordable. Her scientific studies identifying and addressing college students’ basic needs for food, housing, childcare, transportation, and health supports sparked the internationally-known #RealCollege movement and inspired federal and state data collection and legislation, as well as countless privately-funded programs.
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