Category: College Affordability

2011, College Affordability, Financial Aid, Research/Policy

Higher Education for Free: What a Concept!

By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International This week, the faculty union at my alma mater, the University of Manitoba, warned its members that certain websites are posting lecture notes in potential violation of professors’ intellectual property rights. The same week, MIT announced that it is providing free access to its entire collection of online courses. More importantly, it will provide … Continue reading Higher Education for Free: What a Concept!

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2011, College Affordability, Financial Aid, Research/Policy, Retention, Student Success

Doesn’t Anybody Get This?

By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International This week I had the privilege of presenting with my colleagues Jay Goff of Saint Louis University and Kim Landis of EPI at the AACRAO SEM Conference in San Diego. In preparation for the 3.5-hour workshop, I updated my retention and student success slides. In particular, I spent considerable time re-upping my tuition and … Continue reading Doesn’t Anybody Get This?

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2011, College Affordability, Research/Policy

The President and the Elephant (and college costs)

By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International This week, President Obama unveiled new programs to alleviate the debt burden on college and university students. The first program allows students to consolidate all their college loans into one, US Department of Education Direct Loan. Although the Department is the only originator of student loans in the US since 2010, there are still … Continue reading The President and the Elephant (and college costs)

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2011, College Access, College Affordability, Research/Policy

The Financial Woes of Higher Education

By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International While I typically write about the affordability problems related to higher education, this week I am tackling the other side of the dilemma: the infrastructure and financial problems facing institutions and systems of higher education in the United States. Just yesterday, two articles appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education regarding financial issues. The … Continue reading The Financial Woes of Higher Education

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2011, College Affordability, Financial Aid, Research/Policy

Missing the Story on Student Debt

By Watson Scott Swail, President  & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International This morning my colleague Kimberly Landis sent me the following graph from the Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Ohio (AICUO) which lists the undergraduate debt per credential awarded at Ohio postsecondary institutions, by sector and type. Take a look and let’s discuss. My point is that 99 percent of readers are going … Continue reading Missing the Story on Student Debt

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