State of Higher Education
Each year, the Texas Higher Education Commissioner delivers the State of Higher Education Address, which is delivered as part of the Annual Leadership Conference. The speech lays the foundation for higher education in Texas for the following year, as well as reflects on the past year’s accomplishments and challenges.
2024 State of Higher Education Panel
In 2024, Interim Commissioner for Higher Education in Texas Sara Keyton brought together top decision-makers to examine the current landscape and future of higher education in Texas.
2023 State of Higher Education
Delivered at the Higher EDge 2023 conference, Keller’s address highlighted historic legislation from the 88th Texas Legislature and how those efforts carry us closer to meeting the goals of the state’s strategic plan for higher education, Building a Talent Strong Texas.
2022 State of Higher Education
In his annual State of Higher Education address, Commissioner Harrison Keller outlined the three challenges facing Texas higher education today: educational attainment, workforce education, and research and development.
2021 State of Higher Education
In Commissioner Keller’s 2021 address, he lays out the vision for how Texas higher education will leverage the generational opportunities in front of us and raise the bar to meet the growing demands of our state.
2020 State of Higher Education
In his 2020 address, Commissioner Keller underscored the impact of COVID-19 on higher education institutions, stating the pandemic has been the most significant disruption since the end of the Second World War. However, despite the challenges, Keller emphasized higher education as an essential part of the solution for how Texas will overcome and emerge even stronger from the pandemic.
2019 State of Higher Education
Appointed in October 2019, Commissioner Keller delivered his first State of Higher Education Address less than two months after assuming the role.