Date: November 1996

Location: Harvard University

Participants: Latin American higher education leaders and government officials; multilateral bank representatives; international exchange students

Description: The symposium, which coincided with LASPAU’s 30th anniversary, convened the largest group of Latin American higher education policymakers and university leaders ever assembled at Harvard University. Over 150 participants from 13 countries shared their views on the challenges of higher education reform stimulated by shifts in governance and economic policies in the region.

Sponsors: Ford Foundation; LASPAU; Harvard Graduate School of Education; David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; Harvard Institute for International Development

Facilitators: Harvard University President Neil Rudenstine; LASPAU Executive Director Lewis Tyler; panelists from across the region