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30 août 2016

Celebrating diversity as important locally as globally

Submitted by Tim Goral. It is the obligation of higher education institutions to inform and facilitate discussions that assist in a greater understanding of the world in which we live, and to provide an environment that allows for the sometimes uncomfortable discourse that increases self-awareness and empathy for those whose life experiences differ from our own. More...

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30 août 2016

What’s behind failures in college governance? Lack of education

Submitted by Tim Goral. The biggest failure in shared governance is the lack of broad-based education about the issues facing those who govern America’s colleges and universities. Trustees are the most poorly educated. More...

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30 août 2016

To get to Harvard, go to Haiti?

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. This summer, as last, Dylan Hernandez, 17, noticed a theme on the social media accounts of fellow students at his private Catholic high school in Flint, Mich. More...

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30 août 2016

The real enemy of education reform

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. During the protracted health care debate of 2009 and 2010, reformers suffered from choosing an easy target rather than the one with all the power. Time after time, they would depict the insurance industry as the source of all the system’s ills. Certainly, this made some sense, considering that the changes on offer amounted to insurance reform: guaranteeing coverage to anyone who seeks it, limiting premium prices, and building state health care exchanges where consumers could shop for insurance options. More...

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30 août 2016

On forgiving student loan debt

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The United States economy faces many challenges, but student debt isn’t one of them. It’s true, total outstanding student debt is $1.26 trillion, far larger than car loans, which are $1.1 trillion or credit card debt, weighing in at $0.73 trillion. But still, student loan debt isn’t something most Americans (even indebted millennials) should worry about. More...

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30 août 2016

For-profit college fights ED on blocking conversion to a nonprofit

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a Utah-based chain of career colleges, is demanding the Department of Education reconsider its request to become a nonprofit under the federal financial aid program, accusing the agency of disregarding legal precedent to advance a political agenda. More...

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30 août 2016

Meet the virtual guidance counselor

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Last December, when Amal Abdi found out she’d gotten into Yale University early with a full scholarship, the first thing she did was call her parents, who had fled war-torn Somalia in the 1990s to start a new life in Columbus, Ohio. More...

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30 août 2016

Why college should come with a money-back guarantee

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. This fall, colleges across the country will enroll roughly 3 million new students. For many of these students and their families, college will represent a tremendous expense—among the largest of their lifetimes. More...

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30 août 2016

The alternative higher education: Trade school

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Graduating from high school brings about major changes, mostly concerning the future and what you will do with it. It can be a stressful and confusing time. Parents are most likely urging you to go to college. More...

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30 août 2016

Last steps to leadership

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. First-time community college presidents are typically chosen from the senior ranks of two-year colleges’ administrations, so they know what the job entails — well, sort of, at least from a close secondhand perspective. More...

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