Expanding college financial aid will help Texas meet workforce needs, new higher ed chief says

Wynn Rosser, a bow tie-wearing East Texan with multigenerational familial roots in rural life, will take the helm of Texas’ higher education agency in the new year.

As higher ed commissioner, Rosser will serve as the chief executive officer of the Coordinating Board, the state agency with a $2.9 billion budget that oversees Texas’ financial aid programs and helps enact the state’s strategic vision for public higher education.

Rosser said he is focused on getting more low-income Texans to college because a postsecondary degree is a pathway to a stable job and can transform future generations of families. And the state can get there by expanding financial aid programs, investing in research and emphasizing associate degrees and certificates.

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