Obama Starts a Dialogue
If two years of law school are better than three, why not whittle away more?
Subversive Lessons from China
The last book by economist Ronald Coase offers provocative ideas for higher education, and not the ones you would expect.
From Ivory Tower to Shining City Upon a Hill
The path to reform of state governments must go through state university systems.
The Prospects for Athletics Reform
Reform efforts at UNC-Chapel Hill attack the branches, not the root, of college sports’ maladies.
Money Talks–Perhaps Too Much
Big spending on higher education by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation threatens to derail a longstanding reform movement.
Beyond Cheerleading
Governing boards should exercise more oversight and be more actively involved in setting policy.
Free College: What Could Be Better?
A professor’s book argues that government should pay for public higher ed completely, but it’s sheer utopianism.
The Balance Sheet Dilemma
Some colleges need to re-evaluate their financials if they want to remain viable in the long run.
University Governance’s Missing Link
Giving the public university system its own executive director would solve the “asymmetry of information” problem.
Skin in the Game
Making colleges responsible for student loan defaults may be an idea whose time has come.