college access Archives

college access Archive

NEWS BRIEFS: Holy, Woodrow! College Cost Hits a Huge Threshold

"A Gallup poll last summer showed that American confidence in higher education had hit a record low."

by Future U/ April 3, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Back and Forth on College Access Has Gaps

Recently published commentaries and news reports about college access can leave readers shaking their heads. As pressure has built to …

by Future U/ April 12, 2021/ Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Hurray, Grand Valley State!

FROM THE BRIDGE: “The Grand Valley Pledge offers four years of tuition-free college for students in families earning under $50,000 a …

by Future U/ February 8, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

The Edgewood Village Scholars Program Would Make Margaret Mead Smile

Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only …

by Frank Fear/ January 30, 2021/ Audio, Perspectives, Society, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Graduates Talk about the Edgewood Village Scholars Program

It’s not a government program, and it’s not a non-profit offering either. It’s the product of citizen resolve–The Edgewood Village …

by Frank Fear/ January 28, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: There’s Profound Gender Imbalance at Japan’s Most Elite University

The ratio is 5/1 men at the University of Tokyo. Read more in this analysis from The New York Times.

by Future U/ December 10, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: American Higher Ed STILL Has An Access Problem

Despite enormous growth of higher education over the past decades, access problems persist. That conclusion is based on Fed data …

by Future U/ July 13, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: College For The Masses

A thoughtful essay by David Leonhardt of The New York Times.

by Future U/ May 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Tom Watkins On Why Tuition-Free College Makes Sense

“We need to make higher education affordable…if we are going to have a workforce…to compete in the global marketplace….” Read …

by Future U/ February 24, 2018/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College-Going Lags For Rural And Small Town Students

Read why in this article from The Atlantic.

by Future U/ December 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Draw The Relationship Between Family Income & Children’s College Chances

An interactive piece, re-published from The New York Times.

by Future U/ December 15, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: Is College A Wasted Asset?

Read an essay from The Atlantic, “The World Might Be Better Off Without College for Everyone,” adapted from Bryan Caplan’s book, The Case …

by Future U/ December 12, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: American Talent Initiative Announces New Member Colleges/Universities

By 2025 ATI purposes “to attract, enroll, and graduate an additional 50,000 lower-income students at 270 colleges and universities that consistently graduate …

by Future U/ December 7, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: The American Dream And America’s Colleges And Universities

Here’s the 3rd annual report on college access published by the NYT’s. It looks at the number of lower- and …

by Future U/ May 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: How A Private University Serves The Public Good

USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative prepares underprivileged kids for higher education. Read more here.

by Future U/ April 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/