Category: 2011

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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2011, Research/Policy

Gaming the College-Going System

By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International With the push for 20 million more college graduates in America, there is increasing pressure on institutions to produce more degrees. As one might surmise, this is producing a “gaming” situation, where not all degrees will be alike. First is the proposal from some to give anyone who has 120 credits, regardless of what … Continue reading Gaming the College-Going System

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2011, Research/Policy

Major League Baseball/Major League University

July 15, 2011 By Gerald B. Kauvar, Ph.D. Research Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, The George Washington University and Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President Emeritus and Professor of Public Service, The George Washington University We go to the ballpark to watch the players; we go to class to learn from our professors. Major league baseball teams spend a lot of money on major league … Continue reading Major League Baseball/Major League University

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2011, Research/Policy

College 2.0

By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International Last week, the Chronicle of Higher Education, in partnership with Moody’s, released a new survey of 500 CFOs at colleges and universities in the US. Given the economic conditions, it is of no surprise that the results were pessimistic about the ability of higher education to keep its collective head above water. The most … Continue reading College 2.0

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