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Higher Education
How One College System Pushes Many Graduates into the Middle Class and Beyond
A small, somewhat pricey 50-year-old program in New York City proves to be an engine of social mobility, economists find
College of the Holy Cross Will Keep The Crusader As Mascot
UPDATE: After months of debate, the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester announced it is keeping its mascot, the Crusader. The small Catholic college has reaffirmed that students, athletes and alumni will continue to be known as Crusaders who fight for social justice. In the fall, Holy Cross President Rev. Philip Boroughs asked students… Read more »
Examining Average Student Loan Balances by State
In a blog post last month, I used newly-available data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid to look at the amount of student loan dollars in income-driven repayment plans by amount of debt. In that post, I showed that students with more debt were far more likely to use IDR… Read more »
Who Uses Income-Driven Repayment Plans?
Over the last two years, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid has quietly released additional data on the federal government’s portfolio of nearly $1.4 trillion in student loans. I was on the FSA website today looking up the most recent data on Public Service Loan Forgiveness employment certification forms (up to… Read more »
The 2017 “Not Top Ten” List in Higher Education
Yesterday, I unveiled my fifth annual list of the top ten events in American higher education in 2017. Now it’s time for the annual list of the “not top ten” events—which are a mix of puzzling decisions and epic fails that leave most of us wondering what people were thinking. Enjoy the list—and send along… Read more »
The 2017 Higher Education Top Ten List
It’s safe to say that 2017 has been one of the most fascinating years in the realm of higher education policy in a long while. With the Trump administration seeking to reverse many Obama-era policies and both states and the private sector taking bold actions, there has been no shortage of high-impact events over the… Read more »
NLRB Denies Harvard’s Appeal In Graduate Student Union Election
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Harvard prevented a free and fair election on forming a graduate student union, clearing a path for another vote.
Never Mind Trump’s Visit — Mississippi’s New Civil Rights Museum is a Real Game Changer for Education
State’s racist history revealed in unsparing detail: ‘It hurts my heart’
Key Takeaways from the House Higher Education Act Reauthorization Bill
Majority Republicans on the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce unveiled their draft legislation today to reauthorize the Higher Education Act—the most important piece of legislation affecting American higher education. The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act checks in at a hefty 542 pages and touches many important… Read more »
