{"id":1888,"date":"2022-09-13T11:34:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T15:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/?p=1888"},"modified":"2022-09-13T11:46:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T15:46:48","slug":"coe-salutes-deputy-under-secretary-as-she-enters-new-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/coe-salutes-deputy-under-secretary-as-she-enters-new-role\/","title":{"rendered":"COE Salutes Deputy Under Secretary as She Enters New Role"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"page-banner-article alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container page-banner-article__inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"page-banner-article__content wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs kicker\"><\/div><!-- .breadcrumbs -->\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-banner-article__title\">COE Salutes Deputy Under Secretary as She Enters New Role<\/h1>\t\t\t<p class=\" page-banner-article__meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\tSeptember 13, 2022\t\t\t\t \u2014 by Kimberly Jones\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/news_and_impact_michelle_asha_cooper_department_of_education_upward_bound_trio_advocate_lumina_foundation-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/news_and_impact_michelle_asha_cooper_department_of_education_upward_bound_trio_advocate_lumina_foundation-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/news_and_impact_michelle_asha_cooper_department_of_education_upward_bound_trio_advocate_lumina_foundation-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/news_and_impact_michelle_asha_cooper_department_of_education_upward_bound_trio_advocate_lumina_foundation-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/news_and_impact_michelle_asha_cooper_department_of_education_upward_bound_trio_advocate_lumina_foundation-1536x1138.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/news_and_impact_michelle_asha_cooper_department_of_education_upward_bound_trio_advocate_lumina_foundation-1457x1080.jpg 1457w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/news_and_impact_michelle_asha_cooper_department_of_education_upward_bound_trio_advocate_lumina_foundation-250x185.jpg 250w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/news_and_impact_michelle_asha_cooper_department_of_education_upward_bound_trio_advocate_lumina_foundation.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Michelle Asha Cooper speaks to an audience of college access and success professionals at COE&#8217;s 38th Annual Seminar on Relations with the U.S. Department of Education on March 21, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons coe-block absolute left\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<p>Undoubtedly the Biden-Harris Administration has been among the most generous and supportive of the Federal TRIO Programs. This was due in no small part to the presence of leaders like <strong>Michelle Asha Cooper<\/strong>. She has served as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs since February 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Cooper, who previously worked at an <strong>Upward Bound<\/strong> program as a student at the <strong>College of Charleston<\/strong>, recently ended her tenure at the Department. Beginning in October 2022, Dr. Cooper will join the <strong>Lumina Foundation<\/strong> as the Vice President of Policy and the Executive Director of its Washington, DC office.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COE salutes Dr. Cooper for her work in the <strong>Department of Education<\/strong> and looks forward to a continued partnership in her new role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.luminafoundation.org\/news-and-views\/longtime-champion-of-racial-equity-in-education-to-join-lumina-foundation\/\">https:\/\/www.luminafoundation.org\/news-and-views\/longtime-champion-of-racial-equity-in-education-to-join-lumina-foundation\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"slider-articles alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slider-articles__intro container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-articles__heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"kicker\">Related Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-nav__arrows\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"slick-arrow prev\" 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                   <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/house-appropriations-committee-includes-a-161-million-increase-for-trio\/\" target=\"_self\">House Appropriations Committee Includes a $161 Million Increase for TRIO<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/news_and_impact_TRIO_council_for_opportunity_in_education-500x500.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/coe-vera-institute-team-up-to-help-trio-professionals-aid-the-incarcerated-2\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: COE, Vera Institute Team Up to Help TRIO Professionals Aid the Incarcerated<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Blog<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/coe-vera-institute-team-up-to-help-trio-professionals-aid-the-incarcerated-2\/\" target=\"_self\">COE, Vera Institute Team Up to Help TRIO Professionals Aid the Incarcerated<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta 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<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/the-biden-administration-announces-plan-to-forgive-up-to-20000-of-federal-student-loan-debt\/\" target=\"_self\">The Biden Administration Announces Plan to Forgive Up to $20,000 of Federal Student Loan Debt<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Photo-President-Biden-Official-500x500.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-releases\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-applauds-the-biden-administrations-plan-to-forgive-up-to-20000-of-federal-student-loan-debt\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds the Biden Administration\u2019s Plan to Forgive Up to $20,000 of Federal Student Loan Debt<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Press Releases<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-releases\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-applauds-the-biden-administrations-plan-to-forgive-up-to-20000-of-federal-student-loan-debt\/\" target=\"_self\">The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds the Biden Administration\u2019s Plan to Forgive Up to $20,000 of Federal Student Loan Debt<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">August 26, 2022<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Photo-Joseph-Longmire-is-a-junior-at-Alabama-State-University-500x341.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/trio-student-reflects-on-testifying-before-congress\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: TRIO Student Reflects on Testifying Before Congress<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Blog<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/trio-student-reflects-on-testifying-before-congress\/\" target=\"_self\">TRIO Student Reflects on Testifying Before Congress<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta 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