<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/free-kentucky-conference.html" dsn="news"><hide/><featured/><pubDate>03/22/2021</pubDate><title>Free Kentucky conference to focus on post-pandemic transition</title><description>The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) and GEAR UP Kentucky, a unit of CPE, are hosting a free statewide conference this month to help educators succeed in the post-pandemic environment. Called The Path Forward Forum, the event is an all-hands-on-deck effort to empower faculty, administrators and staff in the aftermath of COVID-19.</description><image><img src="/_resources/images/free-kentucky-conference.jpg" alt="Student"/></image></item>