To measure top colleges’ efforts on economic diversity, The Upshot created the College Access Index. Source: Top Colleges Doing the Most for Low-Income Students
Archives for September 2015
Link to My Discussion of Higher Ed on “Up Front Fridays” in Traverse City, Michigan
September 14, 2015 by
Source: Series: Up Front Fridays ( It is shown on UpNorthTV . I’m the first guest on 9/14/2015. It is only an eight minute segment. It can also be viewed online on www.upnorthmedia.org An Important Note: Something I said in the interview was not exactly correct. I said that professors at top schools don’t want to teach. What I […]
Very Important Elucidating New Data
September 13, 2015 by
At some expensive colleges, the salaries of students 10 years after enrollment are bleak, and there is an earnings gender gap at every top university. Source: Gaps in Alumni Earnings Stand Out in Release of College Data – The New York Times I commented on the article, but I will be posting more comments about […]
How to Measure a College’s Value
September 13, 2015 by
An ambitious survey finds that brand matters less than other factors in graduates’ future contentment. Source: How to Measure a College’s Value My comment. (In reply to Outside the Box, who wrote that The study does not adjust for the fact that different kinds of students go to different colleges. “You probably make a good […]
Colleges Are Fooling You About “Tuition”
September 12, 2015 by
One thing college do know – they know what it is that most people don’t know, and how to mislead them. It’s amazing how hard they work to not disseminate knowledge. (See this post for another example of their efforts.) Anyway, look at this graph. PublishedVSNet_TuitionGraph There was a good article about this and some discussion […]
New Data Gives Clearer Picture of Student Debt – But What About Student Assets? Do They Have Them? AND What Data? Appropriate Data? I’m Afraid Not
September 10, 2015 by
The increases in debt and default rates are concentrated among students at for-profit and community colleges, even though those students borrow less on average. Source: New Data Gives Clearer Picture of Student Debt – The New York Times Here was my comment. Two points, one just about data, the other simple business sense. First, the […]
More On: Is College Tuition Really Too High? – The New York Times
September 9, 2015 by
“…the great national crisis is..that too many..young adults are not going to college or, if they do, don’t graduate..” Source: Is College Tuition Really Too High? – The New York Times I wrote: “…he great national crisis is..that too many..young adults are not going to college or, if they do, don’t graduate..” Sadly, the national […]
It’s Higher Than the Author Thinks
September 9, 2015 by
President Obama: Please Focus on Affordable EDUCATION. Using a College That is a Net LOSS to Students Just Shows How Out of Touch Your Affordable College Goal Is.
The visit is intended to increase pressure on lawmakers by building support for the president’s proposal across the nation, his domestic policy adviser said. Source: Obama Promotes Plan for College Affordability on Michigan Trip – The New York Times The announcement was made at Macomb Community College. According to figures from Brookings, at mid-career, Macomb […]