Daniel Luzer

A recent Department of Education publication, and analysis by an outside firm, indicated that students who attended all types of colleges were having trouble paying back their student loans. Justin Snider over at the Hechinger Report looks closely at debt information for many American schools: A few institutions did manage to have 100 percent repayment […]

The headline of a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article by Ilana Kowarski was “A Record Number of High-School Graduates Pass ACT College-Readiness Benchmarks.” At the same time, another education article, this one by Stephanie Banchero in the Wall Street Journal, complained that “Scores Stagnate at High Schools.” These two divergent headlines were, however, actually […]

Here’s one clue as to why the college graduation rate for black men is so low: take a look at high school. According to an article by Jamaal Abdul-Alim in Diverse Issues in Higher Education: [There are] large disparities in the graduation rate between Black males and their White counterparts. So says a new report […]

It’s not exactly news that Americans are pretty much screwed because of student debt. One writer offers a particularly interesting account of the problem with student loans, however. As Charing Ball explains in the Atlanta Post: The rule of thumb has always been that graduates with bachelor degrees makes on average a million dollars more […]

Several business schools are creating new PhD programs designed for working executives who already have advanced degrees. According to an article by Alison Damast in Business Week: A growing number [of business schools are] offering niche doctoral programs aimed at senior-level managers either looking to shift to academia or to bring high-level research skills into […]

Remember that website that allows students to bet on their grades? Indiana University has decided that the website is illegal. According to an Associated Press article in the Chicago Tribune: A new website that allows students to bet on the grades they’ll receive could amount to illegal online gambling, an Indiana University spokesman says. “It […]

The new U.S. News & World Report college rankings are out. According to the magazine, the top four colleges in America are, unsurprisingly, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Columbia. As the magazine explains, however: This marks the 27th year that U.S. News has published college rankings. Though the top-ranked schools garner much acclaim, the rankings aren’t […]

Wonder why college has become so expensive? The Goldwater Institute, a Phoenix-based conservative public policy research organization, says it’s all about administrative costs. According to the organization’s latest publication: Universities are suffering from “administrative bloat,” expanding the resources devoted to administration significantly faster than spending on instruction, research and service. Between 1993 and 2007, the […]

It was bound to happen eventually. A new website offers students a statistical program in which they can plug in information to determine whether or not it’s a good idea to skip class. Lazy or overworked students can enter information about how often the class occurs, previous attendance, and the availability of outside notes. The […]

The recent Forbes magazine ranking of American colleges, which College Guide covered on the weekend, had a little trouble distinguishing between the two Wheaton Colleges. The Forbes entry for college number 244 (which appears to be based on statistical information about Wheaton College: evangelical, in Illinois, founded 1860) featured contact information for the other Wheaton. […]