U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), who serves as Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, will lead a roundtable discussion on March 10, 2026, focused on reforming college athletics. The event aims to address how to protect student-athletes and provide them with opportunities for success.
Panelists scheduled to participate include Collis Temple, a former professional basketball player and member of the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame; Julie Cromer, Executive Deputy Athletic Director and Chief Operating Officer at LSU; Jim Carr, President & CEO of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA); Emily Surcey, a former Division I student-athlete and development officer at Samford University Athletics; and Bernard Dennis III, Principal at Jackson Lewis PC.
Cassidy is also seeking input from stakeholders about ways Congress can help address challenges faced by student-athletes. Responses can be submitted via email to opportunitiesforathletes@help.senate.gov by April 10, 2026.
The roundtable will take place at 10:00 AM ET/9:00 AM CT in Room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Members of the press interested in attending are asked to RSVP.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is responsible for legislating on public health issues as well as education and workforce matters in order to protect health and support worker rights (official website). In addition to its legislative role, the committee provides oversight over federal laws and agencies related to health and labor (official website). The committee also oversees key agencies such as the FDA and NIH while influencing regulations that affect health and education across the country (official website).
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