Will the 2020 Election Bring an End to Student Debt?
From climate change to immigration to an escalating trade war, the United States faces a spate of crises from all directions. Yet... Read More
The 2020 Trump Budget: What it Means for Higher Education
The Trump administration has released its proposal for the 2020 federal budget, and, unsurprisingly, it includes extensive cuts to funding for the... Read More
Differential Tuition in Higher Education: What Does It Mean for Schools, Students, and the Public Good?
Much has been written recently about the steadily rising cost of attending colleges and universities in the United States, increases related, in... Read More
Can College Really Become Less Affordable?
Cutting grants and loan options, a new bill could increase education costs and cause students to accrue more debt.
House Bill Endangers Student Loan Forgiveness, Benefits For-Profit Colleges
House Republicans this December introduced a bill to reauthorize the 1965 Higher Education Act. The draft has many universities and education advocates... Read More
House Tax Bill Threatens Graduate Students
It is widely understood but often unspoken that pursuing a graduate degree is risky business. PhD students in particular face years of... Read More