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Stanford hikes tuition by 7%. Will other institutions follow?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Feldman also noted the concentration of wealthy families at Stanford, who can afford the hike. More Price Hikes Coming Experts expect that Stanford’s 7 percent jump will be an outlier, even as more institutions announce likely price hikes this fall.

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Income-driven repayment overhaul draws praise, criticism

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The Biden administration is moving forward on a sweeping plan to overhaul how student borrowers can repay their loans, though advocates want the Education Department to go further in its plan, while critics cite the price tag as an area of concern. He estimated the price tag is in the range of $300 to $400 billion.

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It’s time for wealthy colleges to share the wealth (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Rather than incessantly trumpeting endowment gains, launching fundraising drives and hiking tuition, this new strategy would encourage (1) cooperating rather than competing; (2) disavowing the goal of maximizing wealth, revenue and spending; and (3) aiming to strengthen all of higher education, rather than just themselves. Kimball Sarah M.