Category: Research/Policy

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, Politics, Research/Policy

Guns, Guns, Guns

by Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute Later today, the President will unveil his gun control plans, which are expected to be broad-sweeping and intrusive. The challenge is that a majority of the nation will think they aren’t extensive enough, while a large minority will claim that the law is violates their constitutional rights via the second amendment. This current gun control conversation … Continue reading Guns, Guns, Guns

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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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2011, College Affordability, Financial Aid, Research/Policy

Differentiated Pricing in Higher Education

By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International For too long, North American higher education, as well as much of the world’s, has offered a one size fits all pricing structure in higher education. Just as we now understand that there needs to be differentiated instruction on our campuses whether they be online or bricks and mortar, perhaps it’s time that we … Continue reading Differentiated Pricing in Higher Education

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