"Tightening the Higher Education Belt" was first aired on Sunday February 28th 2010. Our Guest was Glen Johnson, Chancellor, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Our topics included:- What Higher Education is doing to tighten its belt
- Kind of protection they have that the reduction of expenses won't affect the quality of the learning environment
- How that has been accomplished
- Mission of the Regents for Higher Education to be good steward over the education dollar
- Fiscal year 2011 appropriations request
- Growth he sees in the world of higher education in the near term
- Affordability of Oklahoma colleges compared to those of other states
- Enrollment during current recession, increasing or decreasing
- Impact on Oklahoma's economy higher education has
- How well we are retaining our graduates and importance of this
- Principle challenges to higher education in the next five to ten years
- Number of education institutions we have per capita, positive or negative
 Glen Johnson and Kent Meyers
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