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I’ve Got My Pilot Data. … Now What?

Here’s how to leverage pilot data for your best shot at federal funding.

Who Wins in a Race to the Bottom?

When first-mover advantage is significant and nobody enforces rules, we can expect those unburdened by conscience to be overrepresented among the winners.

Free Speech Does Not End at Commencement

Political opinions are not discrimination. Speeches at university-sponsored events are not official actions. Colleges must never be investigated by the government for allowing free expression.

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Opinion

Workforce Pell Has (Nearly) Arrived; It’s Not What Was Intended

Many short-term programs won’t qualify, and the necessary data systems are lacking. These limitations are a matter of (statutory) design.

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What Financial Survival in Higher Ed Looks Like

In a new operating environment defined by political interference, funding uncertainty and cost pressure, solutions are less about silver bullets and more about discipline and speed.

Opinion

Transfer Without the Surprises

Part 1: What Michigan students are telling us about transfer.

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Loan Caps Will Steer Students Toward Riskier Private Lending

The hope is that graduate loan caps will put pressure on institutions to lower costs. But the caps could cost students much more in the long run.

Why You, Why Now, for Whom?

Applying advertising science to small college advertising.