College Presidents
Higher Education Policy Validation and Financial Aid AdvocacyDescription
Event Involvements
Events with structured involvement data
College presidents are invoked as potential validators Sam expects to be lined up by Janet; they function as external authorities whose endorsements would buttress the President's policy narratives about tuition and financial aid.
Implied through Sam's plan to 'make a book' and Janet's role in securing their comments.
Act as influential third-party validators wielding reputational authority that the White House seeks to leverage.
Their potential involvement demonstrates how the White House uses non-governmental authorities to legitimate policy, revealing the interplay between expertise and political persuasion.
College presidents are referenced as a constituency Sam expects to produce negative validators about shrinking financial aid budgets, a group whose voices would lend credibility to critiques of the administration's tax policy tradeoffs.
Through hypothetical validators and the promise of external voices in the briefing book.
Reputational authority — their assessments shape public perception though they are outside direct political control.
Their potential involvement demonstrates how third-party experts can legitimize or delegitimize policy narratives, affecting political messaging.
Not explored here; assumed to be autonomous and responsive to reputational incentives.