It is possible to control college costs—and I did it
Many college leaders speak as though the upward cost spiral is permanent and unavoidable. From experience, I can say that’s not true.
Tuition increases at American colleges began in earnest in the 1960s and ’70s, when I was a mathematics professor and later dean at C.W. Post College. The first changes driving the increases were the reductions in teaching loads.
How did we get into the Student Loan Mess?
For all of the words devoted to our student loan mess (or "crisis" or "bubble"), little has been written on its origins. We know that student loan debt now exceeds $1 trillion and that many young Americans are struggling with a heavy burden, but how things got that way is largely a mystery.
The New York Times proposes a one-percent solution to the lack of college success
Eduardo Porter, who writes "The Economic Scene" for the New York Times, says our country's higher education system is in crisis and that he has a solution.
Should community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing?
Should community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing?
Why you should think twice about majoring in women’s studies and theatre arts
Why you should think twice about majoring in women’s studies and theatre arts
Turning government generosity into scams: Income-Based Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Turning government generosity into scams: Income-Based Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness
What’s to be done about “low-productivity” degree programs?
What’s to be done about “low-productivity” degree programs?
A professor recounts how UCLA blocked his investigation of its racial preference policy
A professor recounts how UCLA blocked his investigation of its racial preference policy
Here’s a message from the University Office of Financial Aid and Duplicity
Here’s a message from the University Office of Financial Aid and Duplicity
Duke University’s resident porn actress delivers articulate lecture about tuition and free markets
Duke University’s resident porn actress delivers articulate lecture about tuition and free markets