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Analysis: Higher ed costs haven’t been this high since 2008

University Business

Each year, the Commonfund Higher Education Price Index provides a snapshot of colleges’ expenses. higher education institutions rose 5.2% “HEPI is an inflation index designed specifically for use by institutions of higher education,” the report reads. Based on the report, inflation for U.S.

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A People's History of Higher Education in the US?

Higher Education Inquirer

The History of Higher Education in the US over the last 4 centuries is worse than horrible--from a People's perspective. At the front end of the higher ed pipeline, the US is not producing enough domestic students with the resources or skills to succeed in college and beyond. In many cases it has been horrifying.

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I run a university – people like me should be backing students' right to protest over Gaza | Patrizia Nanz

The Guardian Higher Education

The brutal repression of student protests from Amsterdam to Los Angeles is exposing failings at the heart of our universities Across the world, university students have set up encampments to protest against the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Gaza and put pressure on academic institutions and governments.

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College Meltdown 3.0 Could Start Earlier (And Be Worse) Than Planned

Higher Education Inquirer

Since 2016, the Higher Education Inquirer has documented the College Meltdown as a series of demographic and business trends making US higher education of decreasing value to working-class and middle-class folks. Public opinion about higher education and the value of higher education has been waning.

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The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

This is the case in politics, but it’s also true in higher education. Shifts in demography, the economy and cultural values have far greater influence than the stories that dot the higher ed press. What were the most important events in higher education in 2022? How about the defunding of higher education?

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Florida’s Anti-DEI Actions Hit Hard for Alumna and Mom of Recent Grad

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And I wonder if my historically Black sorority would be eligible to apply for student government funding to attend leadership conferences, just like we did. Since joining Lumina in 2008, she has served as a strategy officer, director of equity and inclusion, and director of impact and research.

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The Student Loan Mess: Next Chapters?

Higher Education Inquirer

Beyond the Mess: While acknowledging the complexity of the issue, the authors discussed potential solutions, including loan forgiveness programs, income-based repayment plans, and increased government regulation of for-profit colleges. Previously, the government guaranteed private loans, meaning it reimbursed lenders if borrowers defaulted.