Higher Education

From left, Northeastern University President Joseph E. Aoun, Brown University President Christina H. Paxson, Paul Quinn College President Michael J. Sorrell, and Colgate University President Brian Casey.

Higher Education Could Help Heal America

Some campuses, and college presidents, cultivate kindness, community, consensus
Jill Biden is seen on C-Span during an appearance after the November 2022 midterm elections, speaking at the College Promise Careers Institute. “This is one area where we can make real, bipartisan progress,” Biden said.

Jill Biden Pushes “Promise Programs” as Post-Election Progress Area

Free community college idea could backfire by drawing some students away from four-year institutions
Photo of Henry Rosovsky

Henry Rosovsky, an Educator, Is Mourned

“Reject shoddiness in all its many forms”
First Lady Jill Biden speaks

Biden’s Next Bad Idea for Higher Education

Student loan cancellation is a stop on the path to “free” community college
President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at right.

Biden Announces Student Loan Forgiveness

“Akin to sending a check,” one scholar said
Stig Leschly

How to Make College More Affordable? Try the Charter School Model

“If the accreditation barriers to the formation of new colleges can be lowered, human and philanthropic capital will mobilize.”
People march against student debt around the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 2022. Members of the Debt Collective, which describes itself as a borrowers' union, called for President Joe Biden to abolish all student loan debt by executive order.

FAQ: Student Loan Cancellation Edition

Student debt isn’t a “poor people” issue.
Book covers of Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win, by Peter Schweizer and America 2nd: How America’s Elites Are Making China Stronger, by Isaac Stone Fish

New Books Allege Chinese Communist Influence Taints American Universities

Are the 300,000 Chinese studying on U.S. campuses a financial lever?

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