When persons of means contemplate death, the question of where to leave their financial assets becomes acute. If they are higher education graduates, their former campuses have “advancement teams” ready … Continue reading “Don’t Write a Blank Check to Your Alma Mater”
From the earliest days of his administration, President Biden has been under pressure from activist groups and many fellow Democrats to take action to relieve students of their college loan … Continue reading “The Debate Over Canceling Student Loan Debt”
Did you know that the U.S. Department of Education is encouraging colleges and universities to use their COVID-19 relief funds for student mental health programs? Over the past two years, … Continue reading “Did You Know? COVID-19 Relief Funds and Campus Mental Health”
Fayetteville State University (FSU) has joined the NC Promise program in an effort to lower student tuition. The university follows three other UNC Schools: UNC Pembroke, Western Carolina University (WCU), … Continue reading “Did You Know? Fayetteville State University Joins NC Promise Program”
Soon, high school graduates will be making monumental decisions that will determine their future quality of life. These decisions include whether to attend college; if so, where; and finally, what … Continue reading “Reducing Student Cost and Enhancing the Value of College Education”
Community college is often seen as a cheaper alternative to traditional four-year undergraduate degree programs, providing students with a widely-accessible means to pursue a postsecondary education without being burdened by … Continue reading “When Community College Is a Good Investment―And When It Isn’t”
At the UNC system Board of Governors meeting on January 18, a new funding model was proposed, with some adjustments and feedback discussed at a follow-up meeting on February 23. … Continue reading “Incentivizing Quality Education: UNC System Proposes New Funding Strategy”
Last October, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released its national report on the state rankings for public higher education. The ranking is based on median student loan debt and median … Continue reading “Did You Know? States Ranked by Debt and Earnings”
Preston Cooper, a researcher at The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity studying the economics of higher education, recently published a wide-ranging analysis of almost 14,000 U.S. graduate degree programs. … Continue reading “The Numbers Are in: Are Graduate Degree Programs Worth It?”
From the 1960s until quite recently, the conventional wisdom in America was that going to college and earning a degree was a very good investment. The time and money that … Continue reading “Will Your College Degree be a Good Investment?”