Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. There is an open secret among the higher education intelligentsia that should give pause to any parent who hopes to send a child to college someday—and to anybody who worries about growing inequality in America. The greatest predictor of success in American higher education isn’t a student’s grades or SAT scores; it’s family income and zip code. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Two law degrees for the price of one!
Well, kind of. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Good morning, Chairman Coats, Ranking Member Maloney, and distinguished Members of the Committee, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my views on the concept of financing higher education. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Puerto Rico’s economic outlook is not rosy at the moment. The island is sinking under the accumulated weight of roughly $72B in debt and a declining population as inhabitants flee to the mainland in search of better jobs and opportunities. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. If you've gone to college, you're probably familiar with the anxieties of the first day of class in a large lecture hall. You grab a seat, get the phone numbers or Facebooks of the people sitting around you, and they become your peer resource in the class. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Leaves are only starting to fall, baristas have barely begun pouring pumpkin spice lattes and Utah college students just paid fall tuition, but higher education leaders already are looking ahead to raising the price of next year's. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Berkeley College is in the process of converting its academic calendar to a semester system from a quarter system. The change will take effect in June 2016, pending regulatory approval. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Preliminary fall enrollment figures show there is an overall decrease of 890 students in Kansas’ higher education institutions compared with last year, the Kansas Board of Regents announced Friday. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Members of Congress had multiple questions Wednesday about the income share agreements Purdue University president Mitch Daniels hopes to offer as an alternative to traditional student loans. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Two of the biggest issues facing higher education institutions are the 48 percent dropout rate within the first two years of college and the increasing cost and difficulty of recruiting students. More...
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