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
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
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
Adding Important Transparency to Higher Education
By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International Happy Canada Day and Happy Independence Day everyone, In the late 1990s, I worked for the College Board and co-directed the Trends in Student Aid and Trends in College Pricing reports. These reports, to this day, provide educators, researchers, and policymakers with a summary of how much college and university is and what available aid, … Continue reading Adding Important Transparency to Higher Education
The Implications of the New Gainful Employment Rule
By Dr. Peter P. Smith, Senior Vice President, Kaplan Higher Education The 6/21/11 edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education contains a thoughtful essay by Frank Donahue on the new gainful employment rule. Donahue moves past the “won-lost” argument (i.e. the proprietary sector won) to the meat of the matter: what are the rule’s implications for the rest of higher education? He rightly concludes that, … Continue reading The Implications of the New Gainful Employment Rule
The Swail Letter on Higher Education 