Remembering and New Proposals for Reform
…sparred with campus police and the NYPD, occupied buildings, and regulated the entrance to others based on student identity. The university struggled to contain the protests, selectively applied its student…
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The Grade Chase Problem Is a Symptom of Higher Ed’s Box Checking Culture
Every semester, I pose a question to my students: Why are you here? Would you prioritize deep learning, even if it meant a lower grade, or chase the highest grade,…
‘Ghost Students’ Are Stealing State and Federal Aid—Can AI Catch the Fraudsters?
…current Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms. ED argues that under the Biden administration, fraud prevention was sidelined in favor of advancing Biden’s ambitious—and illegal—student loan bailout agenda….
An Incoming Student’s Guide to University Fees
Whether you’re a U.S. student studying close to home or an international student arriving in the States for a semester overseas, knowing that you have your finances in order is…
College ‘Discussion’ Boards Are Killing Real Debate—Time to Pull the Plug on Post-and-Reply
…What if we took student feedback to heart and started making some meaningful changes? Listening to Our Students It is essential to listen to our students because we face a…
What We Owe Graduates in the Age of the Great Slowdown
…professor, I see it in the faces of my students and so many students I meet around the country—smart, thoughtful, determined, but quietly anxious. They believe in education. They want…
Why Are People Fleeing Highly Educated States?
…some of the Trump administration’s moves against universities—big fines on schools like Columbia, restricting visas for potential foreign students, much more stringent rules on repaying federal student loans, reducing research…
Unpacking ROI—and the Myth of the ‘Unemployable’ Major
…attending college; however, ROI values are dependent not only on total university costs but also on the student’s decision to cover these costs with loans. It often appears that everyone…
Manhattan Institute Releases Statement Urging Defunding of ‘Woke’ Universities
…Caplan said the reforms the statement spells out are necessary. “Without government support – including subsidized student loans – most students wouldn’t be in college in the first place,” Caplan…
Harvard’s Fight Isn’t About Democracy. It’s About Federal Funding and Constitutional Principle
…federal funding of Harvard’s activities. Indeed, 20 percent of Harvard undergraduates are recipients of federal Pell Grants, and a good portion of students benefit from federally subsidized student loans and…
The Left Can’t Land a Punch on the Big Beautiful Bill’s Higher Ed Reforms
…be subject to more accountability than degree programs, not less. The next supposed problem with the bill is changes to student loans, which include limits for Parent PLUS loans, the…
WATCH: Title IX, China’s Cloud Wars, and the Bill That Could Save Higher Ed
…certain ideas are too dangerous for students. Finally, we break down the “Big Beautiful Bill,” which marks a turning point in federal student lending. By capping loans, simplifying repayment plans,…
‘In the Long Run, We Are All Dead’
…miraculously became law. [RELATED: The Big Beautiful Bill Gives Some of Higher Ed’s Ugliest Problems a Makeover] Borrowing limits were put on graduate and professional federal student loans. A small…
The Big Beautiful Bill Gives Some of Higher Ed’s Ugliest Problems a Makeover
…[student loans] solve a liquidity problem, not a pricing problem. Student loans are appropriate neither for raising revenue nor for subsidizing college.” The targeting of this subsidy also worries me….
A New Accreditor Is Here. Let’s Hope It’s Not a New Font for the Same Failure
…unveiled the Commission for Public Higher Education (CPHE), a new accreditor designed to serve public universities with a focus on academic excellence, student outcomes, and institutional efficiency. It’s the first…
The Accreditation Cartel Faces a New Competitor
…semi-private organizations that function as gatekeepers for federal financial aid. Only students at colleges that have accreditor approval can receive Pell Grants, student loans, and other types of aid. This…
Reconciling the House and Senate Higher Ed Plans
…Strengthen Student Loan Accountability—Here’s How] Student Loans Some of the biggest changes in the final bill will affect student loans. Both the House and Senate eliminate Grad PLUS loans, which…
More Students Are Choosing Faith-Based Colleges—Just Don’t Mention the Loans
…also shown, which profiled students from universities such as Taylor and Catholic University in Washington, DC. Overall, the event was highly informative and complimentary toward the role and accomplishments of…
Vedder’s Case for Creative Destruction
The United States has long been the gold standard for higher education. Its colleges and universities top global rankings and draw students from every corner of the world. But the…
Four Colleges That Still Build the Republic
…three-stranded chord is not easily broken,” Harne says the school’s focus is three-fold: first is student learning, second is student mentoring and third is student spiritual development, stressing that “Christian…
WATCH: Credentialism’s Toll on American Prosperity
…driven up the cost of education, and saddled young Americans with staggering debt—often for jobs that don’t pay enough to repay those loans or support a comfortable life. This system…
Student Loans and the Faint Hope of Reform
…student loans in return for a healthy expansion of Pell Grant scholarships for lower-income students. Another possibility is to eliminate loan eligibility for students from upper-income families in return for…
‘Money Does Not Grow on Trees’: Taxpayers Must Cap Student Loan Lending
…Grad PLUS and subsidized loans, restricts Parent PLUS loans, and caps student loans based on a program’s median cost. The bill is a robust reform package for higher education, but…
The Senate Can Strengthen Student Loan Accountability—Here’s How
…Repayment Rates The most logical accountability metric for student loans are repayment rates. If a student repays the loan, that should satisfy the government’s interest in the transaction. The main…
The Fall of the University Dream
…bet. [Related: What Should Students Read by the Time They Graduate?] However, since the 1980s, tuition has doubled, outpacing inflation, and by 2015, the system was creaking. Student debt hit…
Trump’s Accreditation Crackdown Begins
…How that will play out for monopoly accreditors, as noted above, is unclear. Federal law still requires accreditation approval for Pell Grants, student loans, and other government monies. This could…
Reform Federal Student Lending!
…the student loan business for college students, and the creation of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). But if forced to choose, I would say the student loan program is…
Educators Should Help Their Students With These Three Key Financial Concerns
…are three financial considerations that university students could benefit from understanding. Student Loans and Other Funding Options For many students, access to higher education is made possible through a private…
Columbia Complied—Its Capitulation Proves Universities Are Addicted to Federal Money
…independent, BE INDEPENDENT! The point was made by the WSJ: Almost all schools—public and private—depend on the U.S. government for access to federal student loans and grants for low-income students….
Trump Expected to Sign Executive Order to Eliminate the Department of Education, but the Reform Effort May Be Short-Lived
…have stirred fears that essential funding could be at risk, the ED has assured that all programs under its jurisdiction—including Pell Grants, student loans, and special education—will remain fully funded….