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Fault Lines on Display

In a fast-changing world, nearly everything is unsettled in higher education.

A Call to Reform Undergraduate Education

Major study by American Academy of Arts and Sciences seeks change in curriculum and assessment, commitment to funding public higher education, new ideas about the faculty role, and more.

A Lack of Tuition Strategy

States lack coordination and clarity, according to survey finding more than two-thirds of respondents reported no unified approach to address affordability.

Post-Recession Borrowers Struggle to Repay Loans

Borrowers, especially those who attend less selective institutions or who drop out, increasingly struggle to pay back loans.

The Tuition-Reset Strategy

Large number of private colleges plan tuition resets next year despite many experts’ view that the practice is a gimmick. The colleges hope to grow enrollment, contain student costs and prove critics wrong. But it won’t be easy.

Narrowing the Partisan Divide

New survey shows a partisan divide over higher ed aspirations for children -- that narrows when Republicans and Democrats are given more information. And study finds skepticism of affirmative action.

$147,000 for a One-Year Master's? In Journalism?

Cost of Columbia’s new graduate degree in data journalism slammed by journalists.

Time to Reset Tuition?

Deep cuts in tuition rates are a hot topic for private college administrators worried that their high sticker prices are scaring away students, but experts warn against gimmicky strategies.