A Good Start on Higher-Ed Lending
Last month, a Republican Congress and President Trump achieved, if that is the word, a massive budget-reconciliation bill. As is more and more common, a Congress averse to accountability for…
The Business of Selling Dreams
The point of a college degree is to gain essential skills and knowledge that support your career. In other words, it is to get a job in a field you’re…
Trump, Harvard, and Federal Research Funding
President Trump continues to ramp up the pressure on Harvard: The university has lost $2.7 billion in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation…
The Rise and Fall of Johnson & Wales University
Thinking about earning a bachelor of science in food and beverage entrepreneurship, with a minor in gender studies? Johnson & Wales University might be just the place for you. This…
Are Gen Z’s Degrees a “Waste”?
For decades, the attainment of a four-year degree has been considered an essential aspect of the American experience. Every year, mere months after completing high school, millions of young graduates…
Foreign Funding’s Questionable Odor
“Money doesn’t stink.” This proverb—pecunia non olet in the original Latin—is associated with the Roman emperor Vespasian, in justification of his decision to use public toilets to generate revenue. When…
How to Combat Financial-Aid Fraud
Every year, postsecondary institutions of all kinds distribute hundreds of billions of dollars in student financial aid across the United States—not to mention the tens of billions in aid allocated…
Understanding In-State Tuition
When determining tuition costs, public colleges and universities typically distinguish between in-state and out-of-state students, with in-state tuition set at a far lower rate than out-of-state tuition. In North Carolina,…
The Consumer Mindset Undermines Colleges
A recent Inside Higher Ed Student Voice survey found that over 60 percent of college students view themselves as customers, an alarming sign for anyone concerned about the integrity and…
How to Judge a Basic-Research Proposal
Tech megastar Peter Thiel, in a recent interview, said that he no longer trusts science. Lesser luminaries and no small segment of the public have said much the same. The…