Cost of Higher Education

$1,000,000,000,000: How Did We Get Here?

Jennifer Mishory | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Interest Rates, Student Loan Interest Rates, Debt, Student Debt, Cost of Higher Education, Millennial Generation, Higher Education, Student Loans, Paying for College, Student Loan Debt, Cost of College, Politics News
Jennifer Mishory

Despite the trajectory of debt, this generation of college graduates holds better economic prospects than their non-college peers, but with the drag of debt, interest, and the unforgiving lenders holding them back for decades to come.

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Should I Go Back to Grad School?

Women & Co | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Business School, Earning Potential, Grad School, Cost of Higher Education, Salary, Graduate School Debt, Higher Education, Graduate School, School, Going Back to School, Money News
Women & Co

When it comes down to it, the decision to pursue further education lends itself quite nicely to the same thing we rely on to help us make other expensive decisions: simple math.

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The Flying Car of Higher Education

Paul Freedman | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: College Access, Higher Education Technology, Higher Education, Cost of Higher Education, Higheredtech, Edtech, Education News
Paul Freedman

How do we make higher education more personal and affordable?

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Debt of Gratitude: Less Earning, More Learning

Randall Amster | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Debt, Education, Student Debt, Student Loans, Debt Education, Higher Education, Cost of Higher Education, College News
Randall Amster

I'd like to share a story, a personal story, a common story, an American story. For nearly two decades, I have carried the burden of a crushing student loan debt, well over six figures and impossible for me to fathom paying off in this lifetime.

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Don't Blame Liberal Arts Majors for High Unemployment

Mark Yzaguirre | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Public Policy, Higher Education, College, Cost of Higher Education, U.S. Higher Education, American Higher Education, College News
Mark Yzaguirre

While college students should take hiring practicalities into consideration in picking their majors, the idea that unemployment among recent college graduates is primarily a function of their choice of major is simply not true and the idea that over-education leads to unemployment isn't supported by the facts.

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Are Americans Still Eager to Learn?

Patricia Martin | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Leadership, Education, College, Cost of Higher Education, Millennials, Chronicle of Higher Education, Higher Education, Learning, Occupy Movement, Culture, Cost of College, Youth, The-Chronicle-of-Higher-Education, Millennial Generation, College Graduates, Chicago News
Patricia Martin

Just 8 percent of the graduates of the Chicago public schools are college-ready. That's 8 percent of a population already narrowed down by attrition -- only 57 percent of students in Chicago finish school.

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Our Students Are Not Protesting in a Vacuum

Linda Katehi | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Uc Tuition Hike, UC Protests, California Budget Cuts, Cost of Higher Education, Occupy Wall Street, UC Tuition Increases, UC Davis, Pepper Spraying Cop, Uc Davis Pepper Spray, College News
Linda Katehi

Outrage over the use of pepper spray and other violent confrontations has generated the biggest headlines and sparked the most anger, with good reason. We cannot let that keep us from addressing the root cause of so much campus upheaval.

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OWS at Valley Forge

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Activism, Cost of Higher Education, Occupy Wall Street, Vietnam Protests, College Debt, #Occupywallstreet, Vietnam Activism, Cost of Education, Cost of College, Politics News
Tom Engelhardt

Once the Arab Spring broke loose, people began asking me why this country was still so quiet. I would always point out that no one ever expects or predicts such events. Nothing like this happens until it happens, and only then do you try to make sense of it retrospectively.

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Gingrich Draws Questionable Distinction Between Occupy Wall Street Protests And Tea Party

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.26.2011

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich appeared on CBS' "The Early Show" Wednesday morning, sympathizing with the anger behind Occupy Wall St...

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Amanda M. Fairbanks

Young Latinos Vital To Reaching National College Degree Attainment Goals

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Latinos, Latino-Politics, Latino Education Gap, College Completion, College, Cost of Higher Education, Correction, High School, 2020, Obama, Dropout, College Dropouts, Higher Education, High School Dropouts, College Attainment, Students, Latino Students, Latino Education, Latino Voices News

Daniel Perez narrowly avoided the fate of navigating his young life armed with only a high school diploma. His family had emigrated from Mexico whe...

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What If You Had to Know Your Future Income Before You Applied for a Student Loan?

The Chronicle of Higher Education | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: College Students, Federal Student Loans, Student Loans, Education Department, Cost of Higher Education, Financial Aid, Gainful Employment, Higher Education, For-Profit Colleges, College News
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Changes are likely to come to the federal-loan program in the coming years as lawmakers try to figure out ways to reduce spending and control college costs. Whatever the changes, the result will probably be a reduction in loan availability.

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Why Does College Cost So Much?

Brian Rosenberg | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: College Tuition, Higher Education, Cost of Higher Education, College Affordability, Inflation, Making College Affordable, Cost of College, College News
Brian Rosenberg

To understand the answer to this query, ask yourself another, perhaps unfamiliar question: what do colleges and dental offices have in common?

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Phony Budget Solutions Are Suffocating the Public University

Christopher Newfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Funding, Tuition Increases, Higher Education, Democrats, College, Research Funding, Cost of Higher Education, College News
Christopher Newfield

Destructive cuts in health and education are being imposed in 46 of the 50 states, creating unnecessary misery and delaying economic recovery.

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The College Myth: Why College isn't Worth the Cost for Many Careers Today

Lisa Nielsen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Admissions, Education Reform, College, Higher Education, Cost of Higher Education, College News
Lisa Nielsen

If you are a kid or have a kid in school today, you know that preparing kids for college is just a way of life. Forget the fact that some people have ...

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In The Public Interest: The $2 Billion Opportunity for Affordable Textbooks and How Colleges Can Make the Most of It

Nicole Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, College, Department of Labor and Education, Cost of Higher Education, Community College, Open Source, Gao, Textbooks, Flat World Knowledge, Open Source License, Higher Education, U.S. PIRG, Students, Open Textbooks, College News
Nicole Allen

On behalf of students across the country, we call on colleges to use a new Department of Labor and Education grant program to make textbooks affordable in the process of improving workforce training.

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Higher Education at the Crossroads: It Is Time for the Faculty's Voice to Be Heard

Susan Meisenhelder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Higher Education, College, Faculty, Higher Education Budget Cuts, College Graduates, Cost of Higher Education, For-Profit Colleges, College News
Susan Meisenhelder

A year ago, wild enthusiasm and savvy advertising made questions about the practices of for-profits or their appropriate role in meeting the country's education goals impossible. Today, the damage is done.

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The Cost of College: Weighing Expense With Value

Karen Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Lawrence College, Liberal Arts Schools, Education, Liberal Arts Colleges, Liberal Arts Education, College, College News, Cost of Higher Education, College Tuition, Higher Education, Sarah Lawrence, Karen Lawrence, Cost of College, College News
Karen Lawrence

If I had a choice, Sarah Lawrence College would never be listed among America's "most expensive" universities. We must explore what value these costs provide.

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Student Loan Debtor Confesses: 'I Think About Jumping Out the 27th Floor Window of the Office Every Day'

C. Cryn Johannsen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Suicide, Indentured Educated Class, Depression, Student-Lending-Crisis, Higher Education, Law School, Student Loans, Cost of Higher Education, Cost of College, Education News
C. Cryn Johannsen

These people aren't crazy. Far from it. They are approaching their indebtedness from a rational perspective, and sadly suicide seems like a viable choice.

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Former For-Profit Instructor Shares Her Experience

C. Cryn Johannsen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Indentured Educated Class, Higher Education, Student Debt, Cost of Higher Education, For-Profit Colleges, Kaplan University, Education News
C. Cryn Johannsen

Here's another heartwarming tale, this time from a former instructor, about what it's like to work at a for-profit.

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Addendum to the Recent Post on Suicidal Thoughts Among Student Loan Debtors

C. Cryn Johannsen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Indentured Educated Class, Suicide, Indentured-Educated-Servant, Higher Education, Student Loans, Student Loan Debt, Cost of Higher Education, Education News
C. Cryn Johannsen

The subject of suicide must be approached with caution and sensitivity, and I want to make it clear that I am sympathetic to those of you who have struggled with suicidal thoughts.

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In The Public Interest : For-Profit Education Programs Giving Some a Raw Deal

Rich Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Education, Profits, Student Debt, Cost of Higher Education, Higher Education, U.S. PIRG, Education Reform, Federal-Student-Aid, Student Loans, Student Aid, For-Profit Colleges, Politics News
Rich Williams

No student wants to graduate with unmanageable debt. The Department of Education's new rules will rein in the most abusive and over-priced programs that drive students into debt.

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In The Public Interest : Open Textbooks and the Tech-Friendly Generation

Sarah Sather | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Students, Publishing Industry, Open Textbooks, Student Debt, Education Policy, College, Professors, Free Textbooks, Cost of Higher Education, Textbooks, Higher Education, Student Loans, Politics News
Sarah Sather

This September I entered my first year at the University of Montana, Missoula. Along with all the typical freshman year excitement of orientation and ...

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Einztein and the Destabilization of the Edu-Content Industry

Chrissie Brodigan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Marco Masoni, David Willey, Cost of Higher Education, Anya-Kamenetz, Higher Education Funding, Mark Zuckerberg, Fred Wilson, Higher Education, Lawrence Lessig, Einztein, College News
Chrissie Brodigan

There's a battle brewing to circumvent the bureaucracy of universities and the classroom execution of the traditional professoriate.

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Increase college completion rates: The next step for policymakers

Terrell Halaska and Kristin D. Conklin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Completion Rates, Higher Education, Cost of Higher Education, Barack Obama, Politics News
Terrell Halaska and Kristin D. Conklin

On Tuesday, March 30, the President signed H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. This past weekend, in his weekly address, Pre...

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Stop Student Loan Sharking, Make College Free

Les Leopold | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: GI Bill, Wall Street Bailout, Student Debt, Cost of Higher Education, Financial Crisis, College Tuition, Uemployment, Wall Street Bonuses, Student Loans, College News
Les Leopold

The GI Bill's free tuition program was a key factor in building our post-WWII prosperity. If we want our nation to grow smarter and stronger again, we need universal free higher education right now.

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