New federal loan limits restrict borrowing for graduate degrees in many fields, and prospects for private loans are also grim.
Higher ed
Posted inNewsletter
DOGE Has Made Americans Less Safe
Hurricanes. Terrorism. Identity theft. DOGE’s year-long campaign of destruction has left all of us more vulnerable to threats.
Posted inHigher Education
The Case for Lesser-Known Colleges
The premium on prestigious colleges is wildly overrated. I should know.
Posted inHigher Education
What Life on Most College Campuses is Really Like
A new survey of students at regional public universities by the think tank Third Way offers some surprising insights.
Posted inIn Memoriam
A Liberal Without the Elitism: Robert Coles, RIP
I studied with the late Harvard professor who had a nuanced understanding of class and race in America.
Posted inHigher Education
The Higher Education Accreditation Wars Are Heating Up
As the Education Department, wisely, tries to reform the opaque, little-known accreditation world with proposed rules—and key negotiations this month—some stakeholders worry that the Trump administration will go too far.
Posted inNewsletter
Why Americans Don’t Trust Higher Education
A new report from Yale epitomizes the sector’s problems of myopia and elitism.
Posted inHigher Education
Colleges Are Finally Confronting Their Outcomes Data
Call it denial: Many in higher education were hesitant to use data that provided insights into students’ post-graduation earnings. Why grief, acceptance, and even enthusiasm will follow.
Posted inHigher Education
Which States Help Their College Grads Land Good Jobs?
A new report provides some answers and could help begin to restore trust in higher ed.
