On Friday, Feb. 11, Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy hosted a discussion of higher education issues facing Congress in 2005 with representatives from the 4th District's colleges and universities. Dr. Herman Berliner, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Hofstra University; Melissa Connolly, assistant vice president for academic affairs at Hofstra; Chuck Cutolo, director of governmental affairs at Nassau Community College; Dr. Audrey Blumberg, senior associate provost at Adelphi University; Sean Fanelli, president of Nassau Community College; Michael Allen Harrison, director of communications and public affairs at Molloy College; and Lori Duggan Gold, executive director of external relations at Adelphi, joined the congresswoman.