Data on non-repayment rates shows a new dimension of the problem, particularly with for-profit colleges and historically black institutions. Source: Student Debt Is Worse Than You Think – The New York Times I had to take the opportunity to comment that “The Academic-Financial Complex runs what I call a “pass-through” scheme. I understand the academic part well […]
Columnists at the NY Times Should Not be Making Erroneous Claims About What Universities Do…
October 6, 2015 by
On almost every campus faculty members and administrators are trying to stem…to widen the system’s narrow definition of achievement. Institutes are popping up…designed to cultivate the whole student: the emotional, spiritual and moral sides and not just the intellectual. Source: The Big University – The New York Times Here is my response. Are you kidding […]
Who is Scamming Whom?
October 1, 2015 by
More U.S. campuses pay agents commissions to find foreign students—illegal when recruiting most Americans—but sometimes get phony applications, ghostwritten essays. Source: American Colleges Pay Agents to Woo Foreigners, Despite Fraud Risk I wrote the following. “Risk of Fraud“? Who is defrauding whom? If higher education wasn’t such a serious matter, it would be funny that […]
How to Measure a College’s Value
September 13, 2015 by
An ambitious survey finds that brand matters less than other factors in graduates’ future contentment. Source: How to Measure a College’s Value My comment. (In reply to Outside the Box, who wrote that The study does not adjust for the fact that different kinds of students go to different colleges. “You probably make a good […]
More On: Is College Tuition Really Too High? – The New York Times
September 9, 2015 by
“…the great national crisis is..that too many..young adults are not going to college or, if they do, don’t graduate..” Source: Is College Tuition Really Too High? – The New York Times I wrote: “…he great national crisis is..that too many..young adults are not going to college or, if they do, don’t graduate..” Sadly, the national […]
It’s Higher Than the Author Thinks
September 9, 2015 by
“What Is the Point of College?” Asks Prof. Appiah With Faith That It Matters To Colleges
September 9, 2015 by
Is it supposed to train students, or transform them? Can these two perspectives be reconciled? Source: What Is the Point of College? My explanation Here is the real point of college, summed up succinctly by Bill Gross. “…Universities are run for the benefit of the adult establishment, both politically and financially, not students…” (Quoted with […]
Puts His Finger on the K-12 Problem, Just Needs to Realize Cause.
September 8, 2015 by
President Obama: Please Focus on Affordable EDUCATION. Using a College That is a Net LOSS to Students Just Shows How Out of Touch Your Affordable College Goal Is.
The visit is intended to increase pressure on lawmakers by building support for the president’s proposal across the nation, his domestic policy adviser said. Source: Obama Promotes Plan for College Affordability on Michigan Trip – The New York Times The announcement was made at Macomb Community College. According to figures from Brookings, at mid-career, Macomb […]