Michael DiSiena to Present at Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities’ (CICU) 2025 Annual Meeting
March 7, 2025Cullen and Dykman is proud to sponsor and participate in the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities' (CICU) 2025 Annual Meeting, taking place on March 10th and 11th in Albany, NY.
We are pleased to announce that Michael DiSiena, an attorney at Cullen & Dykman LLP, will be part of a panel discussion at the plenary session titled 2025 Federal & State Higher Education Landscape. This session will take place on March 10th from 1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Capital Center. Michael will join a distinguished panel of experts including Barbara Mistick (President, NAICU), Kirsten Keefe (The Institute for College Access & Success), Martha Snyder (HCM Strategists), and Jon Fansmith (American Council on Education).
The CICU Annual Meeting will also feature sessions on Strategic Communications for Higher Education and International Student Recruitment & Retention.
CICU was founded in 1956 by a small group of private, not-for-profit college and university presidents and has since grown to represent the public policy interests of the chief executives of more than 100 independent colleges and universities across New York State.
Our firm’s Higher Education practice group is a multidisciplinary team committed to helping colleges and universities navigate the ever-changing higher education landscape. Cullen and Dykman is uniquely experienced in advising institutions on mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions, including obtaining regulatory, accreditor, and other necessary approvals. We assist institutions in identifying and pursuing long-term solutions for a sustainable future, especially those facing enrollment and revenue challenges, heightened litigation risks, and regulatory scrutiny.