Colleges do not look like for-profit firms selling investments. After all, colleges are primarily nonprofits or state agencies, which, for our purposes, are treated equally. Nevertheless, colleges behave like for-profit … Continue reading “Let’s Regulate Colleges Like Businesses”
College has long been thought necessary for success later in life, and it is often assumed to be the best pathway for recent high-school graduates. While that may have been … Continue reading “Parents Aren’t Saving Enough for College”
A recent Gallup survey found that confidence in America’s colleges and universities has plummeted in the past decade, with only 36 percent of today’s adults expressing “a great deal” or “quite … Continue reading “The Debt-Free Four-Year Degree”
The question “Is College Worth It?” provides a title for a 2024 book by Richard Ohmann and Ira Shor, a 2019 St. Louis Federal Reserve study, a 2023 New York … Continue reading “College’s Value Is an Increasingly Hard Sell”
Only about 900,000 persons claim permanent residence in South Dakota, yet its 28 colleges and universities rank it third best in the nation for universities per capita, and its 50,000+ … Continue reading “South Dakota’s Higher-Education Alternative”
Most of the general public, particularly those who know students in college or university, are aware of the sharp increases in the cost of higher education over the last several … Continue reading “The Textbook-Procurement Wars Rage On”
It’s hardly front-page news that trust in higher education is at an all-time low. But what is overlooked is just how dire the situation is for small, private colleges with … Continue reading “New Hope for Less-Selective Colleges”
Is cost really a top consideration when students apply for college? Late last year, the Art & Science Group (ASG) conducted a survey of high-school seniors to gain insight into … Continue reading “Do Prospective Undergrads Still Care About Cost?”
“Finally.” It’s a word those who’ve spent years sounding the alarm about the plight of higher education have been saying a lot lately. Finally, the thought-policing and groupthink have become … Continue reading “Finally, a Chance to Start Getting Higher Ed Right”
In August 2023, West Texas A&M University announced that it will stop requiring students to purchase textbooks in order to offset the soaring costs of higher education. Instead, the university … Continue reading “Don’t Scrap the Textbooks Yet”