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Questioning the New America Foundation report
Posted May 17
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A recent study on Pell Grants and net prices draws a few suspect conclusions in regards to the effectiveness of both state and institutional-level efforts.
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The public university crisis
Posted May 8
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Financial constraints are leading us to re-examine the modern-day mission of public institutions.
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Three pitfalls of higher education branding
Posted April 18
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Contradictory messaging and surface level indentities can sink your campaign.
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Understanding the merit vs. need debate
Posted April 8
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The aid types can complement each other well, but a lack of balance often causes things to go awry.
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A commitment to access: two case examples
Posted March 29
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The Nevada General Assembly and Vanderbilt University are finding ways to preserve need-based aid.
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News roundup 3/22: Board of Regents edition
Posted March 22
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Political tensions at the state-level heighten as funding continues to dwindle.
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The team logo straitjacket
Posted March 21
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Michigan State put a lot of research into their current branding campaign, but does the Spartan imagery obscure the message?
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The accountability problem
Posted March 15
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The Department of Ed needs to clarify its plan for higher education.
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Round up of StudentPOLL coverage, week of March 4
Posted March 8
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Major publications focus on net-price calculators, sticker cost.
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Employment mismatch represents opportunity for the liberal arts & humanities
Posted March 7
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Now is the time to test experiential programs.
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Doing less with less
Posted March 1
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Low-income students will suffer the greatest from public disinvestment in higher educaiton.
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News round up for the week of February 18
Posted February 22
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Online learning continues to underwhelm this week.
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Jumping off the rankings carousel
Posted February 21
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A new system that assesses the "desiribiliy" of institutions has us asking: what's the point?
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STEM investment: political points vs. objective reality
Posted February 13
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Recent studies call into question the claims of those pushing the pro-STEM higher ed narrative.
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News roundup for the week of February 4
Posted February 8
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This week: the unknown impact of online learning, the importance of grant sensitivity, and the value of UVA.
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Disruptive innovation: still just a theory
Posted January 31
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Those who have grand ideas of overhauling higher education are approaching from the wrong angle.
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News roundup for the week of January 21
Posted January 25
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Student loan reforms and financial investment blues: It's money week at the A&S blog.
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Understanding two key realities of financial aid
Posted January 24
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An analysis of the recent study published by the National Bureau of Economics.
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Are tuition freezes counter-productive?
Posted January 17
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Evidence shows that a high discount approach can produce better results for low-income students.
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News roundup for the week of January 7
Posted January 11
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On the docket: the dangers of disruptive innovation, more fallout from the University of California logo controversy, and the uneasy alliance between the University of Florida and Rick Scott
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Tuition set-asides and the economics of access
Posted January 9
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We compared the decisions of the UNC System Board of Governors and the Iowa Board of Regents on tuition set-asides, and found one decision to be better-informed.
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Higher education branding and the over-emphasis on the logo
Posted January 4
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Lessons learned from the recent branding campaigns of George Washington University and the University of California.
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News roundup for the week of December 17
Posted December 21
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This week, we discuss the merit aid juggernaut, as well the high standards for Asian-American applicants at selective schools:
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TABS presentation: a new model for pricing and financial aid?
Posted December 19
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Independent schools could be facing a transitional period for pricing strategies.
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News roundup for the week of December 10
Posted December 14
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Admissions, branding, and recruitment are the main issues for this week.
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John Silber's unknown legacy = income contingent loans
Posted December 12
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Silber had a proposed solution for the student loan bubble...20 years ago.
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Polling the impact of pricing and positioning: the simple approach
Posted December 6
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The timing must be right
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News round up for the week of November 26
Posted November 30
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Our thoughts on state-level tea party higher education plans and the NACAC's annual report
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The dilemma of US News rankings
Posted November 27
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A&S Principal Richard Hesel weighs in on the recent inflation scandals connected to US News & World Report rankings.
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News roundup for the week of November 12
Posted November 16
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Merit-aid blues, US News & World Report Fallout, and UVA's generosity cover the main events of this week
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Positioning the Undifferentiated Liberal Arts College
Posted October 24
The future of liberal arts education is a hot topic of discussion, and the best way for institutions to move forward is to differentiate themselves.
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Strategic Planning and the Millennial Generation
Posted October 24
Research on millennials may reveal universal characteristics, but these characteristics are of questionable use for institutional strategic planning.
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Questions About the Methodology Behind Concordia’s Tuition Change
Posted October 24
A major decision appears to be made on questionable research assumptions.
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