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PERSPECTIVES: Is College As Expensive As You Think?

While many parents and students don’t pay full price, many believe they will. Here’s a real-price calculator.

by Future U/ April 19, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

What’s the connection? Make a prediction and then compare your take to actual data. It’s from The New York Times.

by Future U/ April 16, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Pramila Jayapal is the U.S. Representative for the State of Washington’s 7th Congressional District. She writes about the problem and …

by Future U/ April 4, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

What’s the issue? At Ivy League schools over a ten-year period (2004-14) the freshman class grew 5%, incoming foreign students rose …

by Future U/ December 27, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Read about a pilot program in NYC designed to stimulate college savings. The story is from The New York Times.

by Future U/ December 26, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Read Frank Bruni’s thoughtful essay here.

by Future U/ October 31, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

From The New York Times here are student portraits associated with the quest for college. Thoughtful. Provocative.

by Future U/ October 28, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

It’s obvious that some colleges are better than others. Not as clear is when “not as good” is really “not good.” What …

by Future U/ October 21, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

In part, the action was taken in response to external pressure. Out-of-state admissions decline as do international admissions at two …

by Future U/ July 13, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Nicholas Kristof makes a strong case in this opinion essay published in The New York Times.

by Future U/ June 3, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

Read this interpretation in an opinion piece published by The Washington Post.

by Future U/ April 13, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

Here’s an argument for taking a year off between HS graduation and college entrance. Read more here.

by Future U/ April 8, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Don’t like the job you work at and you think about changing it for something better? – Is your lack …

by Future U/ February 27, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

All but three schools on the list–GA Tech, Mich, and UVA–are high-profile private institutions. Read more here.

by Future U/ February 8, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/