This NPR piece does a pretty good job of getting on the table the tangle of issues that surrounds the cost of education question. If
Hampshire Dumps SAT for Real
I am not on the “standardized tests are worthless” bandwagon, but you’ll get no argument from me if you claim they are a big part
FAFSA Dreams
Mention “FAFSA” to people in certain circles and you’ll get an earful coming back at you. FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid;
Why Take a Detour…
…on the road from youth to career? Another story about “alternatives” to college. Those of us who toil in the fields of conventional academe don’t
Will $3 Coffee Kill $50,000 Tuitions?
An item in yesterday’s newspaper could have real long term significance for institutions like the one at which I work. The story was about Starbucks
Four Presidents for the Price of One?
This is really quite brilliant. I hope there is enough follow up to provoke the kind of thinking that it should among college and university
