and later, federal reserve board governor sarah raskin on the state of the economy. >> the head of theation of university professors says that tenure and academic freedom are in jeopardy and need to be protected. >> tenure creates an atmosphere on campus where people can speak freely, not just in their teachings, but also in terms of university governance. if you don't like a proposal the board of trustees or the president makes, you have to be able to speak freely about it. administrators should be able to do that as well. so, that shared governance speech is part of what academy freedom protects. without that, you really don't have the expertise or the faculty to be able to you. >> cary nelson, author of "no university is an island," sunday night on c-span's "x&a." a thaw morning, george mason university economics professor garrett jones looks at the jobs that were created from the stimulus.

sarah raskin to speak to us on a very timely topic, monetary policy and job creation.b creation is constantly in the news. i will say it is the most pressing policy issue. i think we will hear about linking monetary policy and job creation. there will be time for questions and comments, but you need to write them on the index card, and they need to be legible. let me formally introduced our distinguished speaker. gov. raskin took her seat as a federal board governor. prior to her appointment, she was a commissioner of financial regulation for the state of maryland. she was responsible for regulating all types of financial institutions including banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders and servicers, among others. under her leadership, the commissioners played an early role in reform of the financial crisis including reforming the foreclosure process and combating loaned discounts and elevating lending standards. prior to serving as commissioner, she has a wealth of experience. she was managing director from a financial group and also served as counsel for the u.s. senate