Does affirmative action still have a place in college admissions decisions? Boston.com - |
Should we turn high school into college? Hechinger Report - |
The New Common App? The Atlantic - |
The Allure of the Out-of-State Student The Atlantic - |
Higher Ed's Moneyball? NPR.org - |
Should high school freshmen start applying to colleges? CBS News - |
Why 'need-blind' is the wrong goal for college admissions Washington Post - |
High-Stress High School The Atlantic - |
Like Fares On A Plane, College Tuition Bills Vary Widely NPR.org - |
Farewell to America’s Small Colleges The Atlantic - |
How Higher Ed Can Up Its Game: 3 Big Ideas NPR.org - |
Why small college closures could soon triple CBS News MarketWatch - |
The New College Scorecard: NPR Does Some Math NPR.org - |
The Empty Promises of For-Profit Colleges The Atlantic - |
How Obama is rewriting the college game's rules CBS News - |
Obama Makes College Aid Application Earlier And Easier NPR.org - |
While Washington wavers, states provide detailed college ratings Hechinger Report - |
The Coddling of the American Mind The Atlantic - |
College Calculus New Yorker Magazine - |
The Guidance Counselor Crisis WBUR.org - Here & Now - |
Why Are Colleges Really Going Test-Optional? NPR.org - |
Are we nearing the end of college tuition pricing as we know it? Washington Post - |
Colleges shift to using ‘big data’ — including from social media — in admissions decisions Hechinger Report - |
3 Ways That Higher Ed Will Look Different in 2025 Inside Higher Ed - |
Does Going to a Selective College Matter? The Atlantic - |
Feds to stop tipping off colleges on student choices CBS News - Market Watch - |
Billions in Pell dollars go to students who never graduate Hechinger Report - |
High School Students Are Stressed Out About College Admissions; The Reality Of Burning Out Before College TIME - |
States moving college scholarship money away from the poor, to the wealthy and middle class Hechinger Report - |
Will Three-Year Colleges Make The Grade? NPR.org - |
Student Loans and Defaults: The Facts New York Times - |
Why Does an Undergraduate Degree Cost So Much? NBC News - |
The Heaviest College Debt Burdens Fall on Three Types of Students Washington Monthly - |
Do community colleges deserve better funding? CBS News - MarketWatch - |
For the Poor, the Graduation Gap Is Even Wider Than the Enrollment Gap New York Times - Upshot - |
Underestimating the true cost of college Hechinger Report - |
WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THE CLASS Chronicle of Higher Ed - |
Behind The Curtain Of College Admissions, Fairness May Not Be Priority No. 1 Hechinger Report - |
Among state universities, a fight for rich students CBS News MarketWatch - |
THIS IS THE FUTURE OF COLLEGE Fast Company - |
How public colleges use merit aid to compete in the out-of-state student arms race Hechinger Report - |
3 Key Findings About College Admissions Chronicle of Higher Education - |
Asian Americans file complaint alleging discrimination in Harvard admissions Washington Post - |
As Demand Dwindles, Can Small Colleges Survive? Washington Monthly - |
Is panic over college admission overblown? CBS News MarketWatch - |
Why are graduation rates at community colleges so low? Hechinger Report - |
To Get More Students Through College, Give Them Fewer Choices NPR.org - |
College “bait and switch” Hechinger Report - |
Students Can’t Work Their Way Through College Anymore Washington Monthly - |
Debunking The ‘No Point In Applying’ Mentality For Low-Income Students WBUR.org - Cognoscenti - |
The College Education Game Just Got Changed TIME - |
Are college admissions applications outdated and inefficient? Washington Post - |
Private college scholarships less likely to go to poorest students PBS Newshour - |
When a Two-Year College Degree Pays Off TIME - |
Experts disagree whether earning a college degree is worth the expense Los Angeles Times - |
Economic Inequality Goes To College WBUR.org - OnPoint - |
Three Radical Proposals for a Broken College Admissions Process Observer - |
Many Colleges Offer Affirmative Action for the Rich and Powerful TIME - |
Colleges, how in good conscience can you do this to kids? Hechinger Report - |
Research Universities: A Dirty Little Secret The College Solution Blog - |
5 surprises behind the student debt crisis CBS News - MarketWatch - |
When it does matter where you go to college Washington Post - |
How to Survive the College Admissions Madness New York Times - Sunday review - |
Why Many Smart, Low-Income Students Don't Apply To Elite Schools NPR.org - |
Colleges appeal to Congress to cut regulations they say drive up costs Hechinger Report - |
For Asian Americans, a changing landscape on college admissions Los Angeles Times - |
Even With Debt, College Still Pays Off The Atlantic - |
Discrimination against women is a real problem in college admissions Vox - |
School Is About More Than Training Kids to Be Adults The Atlantic - |
Rich School, Poor School NPR.org - |
America's College Culture At A Crossroads WBUR.org -- OnPoint - |
White House Won't Seek To End 529 College Tax Break NPR.org - |
College Admissions Racket: They're Not Going to Let You In Anyway Bloomberg - |
Mastering the College Admissions Process WCPN.org - Ideastream - |
State Of The Union: A Quick Wrap On Education NPR.org - |
New college grads: Who employers want to hire CBS News - MarketWatch - |
Why Colleges Are Like Cable Companies Chronicle of Higher Ed - |
The high cost of free community college CBS News - MoneyWatch - |
A 'sizable decrease' in those passing the GED Minnesota Public Radio - |
Increase economic mobility by busting college myths Reuters - |
Why colleges aggressively recruit applicants just to turn them down PBS Newshour - |
For black students, SAT scores matter a lot more Washington Post - |
First-Generation College-Goers: Unprepared and Behind The Atlantic - |
Catholic Colleges Tell Poor Kids to Go Elsewhere TIME - |
U.S. University Enrollment Continues to Slide Hechinger Report - |
What Students Don’t Know About Their Loans New York Times - Upshot Blog - |
Why repaying your student loan gets easier with time CBS News MoneyWatch - |
Forget the Kids Who Can’t Get In; What About Those Who Don’t Even Apply? The Daily Beast - |
Why your child won't graduate from college on time CBS News - |
Colleges that pledged to help poor families have been doing the opposite, new figures show The Hechinger Report - |
Princeton Gets 10 Times as Much Tax Money per Student as Public Colleges The Atlantic - |
Promiscuous College Come-Ons New York Times - OpEd - |
State-Related Community Colleges Inside Higher Ed - |
What California’s College Tuition Hike Says About the Future of Higher Education TIME - |
Graduation Rates Are Down, Not Up, Since Economic Downturn Hechinger Report - |
What going to college in the U.S. costs today CBS News - MarketWatch - |
Colleges and Universities Charge More, Keep Less, New Report Finds Washington Monthly - |
Why students have no idea what college actually costs Washington Post - |
As States Defund Higher Ed, Colleges Respond with Steep Cuts WGBH.org - |
What a GOP-Led Congress Means for Higher Ed Inside Higher Ed - |
Why we are looking at the ‘value’ of college all wrong Washington Post - |
How States Stopped Funding Higher Education Washington Monthly - |
Shut Out of Higher Education New York Times - |
Why poor kids don’t stay in college Washington Post - |
Poverty the Biggest Factor in Whether Students Go to College TIME - |
Americans apply to so many schools that it’s messing up college admissions Quartz - |
Why Aid for College Is Missing the Mark New York Times - |
Identifying The Worst Colleges In America NPR.org - |
Throw Out the College Application System New York Times - |
Why even top tier students should consider community colleges PBS Newshourr - |
Can focusing on workplace skills increase college completion rates? Hechinger Report - |
Confessions Of A Former For-Profit College Admissions Counselor Business Insider - |
Why Women’s Colleges Are Opening the Door for Men TIME - |
The Reason College Costs More Than You Think TIME - |
Why getting into college isn't that hard CBS News MoneyWatch - |
Is the College Admissions Bubble About to Burst? US News - |
College admissions chiefs worry: How will students find them? Washington Post - |
College by the Numbers Wall Street Journal - |
Who’s sorry now? DC College Admissions Examiner - |
Higher spending may not help U.S. higher education outperform peers PBS NewsHour - |
Colleges see gay students as a new market The Hechinger Report - |
Job Skills Expectations Unmet Inside Higher Ed - |
Explore the future of higher education with Hari Sreenivasan PBS NewsHour - Rethinking College - A PBS Newshour Series PBS NewsHour |
How to educate Americans for jobs? Ask the Germans, employers urge Hechinger Report - |
The Future of College? The Atlantic - |
Amid Rising College Costs, A Defense Of The Liberal Arts NPR.org - |
Why race-based affirmative action in college admissions still matters Washington Post - |
Misunderstood Tuition: An Elite-College Case Study NY Times - |
Is a college degree still worth it? Study says yes San Jose Mercury News - |
The Real Price Of College NPR.org - |
The Solution to the Student-Loan ‘Crisis’? Depends on How You Define It Chronicle of Higher Ed - |
Tying Federal Aid to College Ratings New York Times - OpEd - |
Too Poor For College, Too Rich For Financial Aid Forbes - |
There's something broken in America's financial aid system Yahoo Finance - |
Obama's Student-Debt Plan Won't Fix America's College Crisis The Atlantic - |
College For Free: Tulsa's Radical Idea NPR.org - |
Women’s Colleges Are on the Wrong Side of History on Transgender Women TIME Magazine - |
Why Colleges Should Encourage Students to Transfer The Atlantic - |
Why Isn’t it ‘Worth It’ to Make College Cheap Again? Washington Monthly - |
Is College Worth It? Clearly, New Data Say New York Times - The Upshot - The Value of College: It's Not Just Correlation New York Times - The Upshot - |
When College Isn't Worth It NPR.org - |
Is This Any Way To Pick A College? NPR.org - |
Who Should Provide Remediation? Washington Monthly - |
Less than 40 percent of 12th-graders ready for college, analysis finds The Christian Science Monitor - |
Is It Still College Without Football? NPR.org - |
Poll: Prestigious Colleges Won't Make You Happier In Life Or Work NPR.org - |
State college tuition skyrocketed during recession, study finds The Christian Science Monitor - |
5 Ways to Fix College Admissions TIME - |
When Money Trumps Need In College Admissions NPR.org - |
Getting Into the Ivies New York Times - Upshot Blog - |
The Adjunct Revolt: How Poor Professors Are Fighting Back The Atlantic - |
End College Legacy Preferences New York Times - OpEd - |
A Key to College Success: Involved Dads The Atlantic - |
Supreme Court Rules On Race-Based College Admissions NPR.org - |
The College Faculty Crisis New York Times - |
Are College Degrees Inherited? The Atlantic - |
Is College Really Harder to Get Into Than It Used To Be? The Atlantic - |
The Myth of Working Your Way Through College The Atlantic - |
Our Crazy College Crossroads New York Times - |
The gender factor in college admissions: Do men or women have an edge? Washington Post - |
April madness: The problem with American college admissions Washington Post - |
Special Series - Paying for College NPR.org - |
“Kid, I’m Sorry, but You’re Just Not College Material” Slate Magazine - |
How Higher-Ed Lobbyists Are Keeping You in the Dark The College Solution Blog - |
How much does SAT affect college admissions? MSNBC - |
Students attending their dream colleges at historic low CBS News MarketWatch - |
College Decisions, College Admissions WFAE.org - |
Why The Best Low-Income Students Often Don’t Apply To The Most Competitive Colleges WBUR.org - |
How States Are Shifting College Costs to Students BusinessWeek - |
College, the Great Unleveler New York Times - Opinionator - |
Why College Applications Are Down Bloomberg TV - |
Making Colleges More Diverse Even Without Affirmative Action The Atlantic - |
Duke: $60,000 A Year For College Is Actually A Discount NPR.org - |
High Schools, Districts Work to Boost Graduation Rates Higher US News - |
College Applicants Sweat The SATs. Perhaps They Shouldn't NPR.org - |
Is college worth it? Boston Globe - OpEd - |
Going To College May Cost You, But So Will Skipping It NPR.org - |
How Liberal Arts Colleges Can Stop Fueling the “Skills Gap Harvard Business Review - |
What's So Bad About Encouraging Students to Be Leaders? The Atlantic - |
Congressman: Many colleges are misleading students about financial aid requirements WashingtonPost - |
The Price of College Has Increased 1120 Percent Since 1978, So Is It Worth It? The Daily Beast - |
Why Are American Colleges Obsessed With 'Leadership'? The Atlantic - |
Nation's Youngest Will Face Less Competition Getting Into College Forbes - |
Another Barrier to Enrolling a Diverse Student Body: It's Expensive The Atlantic - |
Meet the modern guidance counselor Marketplace - |
Colleges Guide Low-Income Students From Getting In To Graduating NPR.org - |
Randomize College Admissions! Washington Monthly - |
No, the 'College Bubble' Isn't Popping The Atlantic - |
How non-rich people can go to college USA Today - |
Financial Benefits Of A College Degree Accumulate NPR.org - |
Just Eliminate College Sports Washington Monthly - |
Taxpayer-Funded Aid Program Benefits Richer Students Hechinger Report - |
A Campus More Colorful Than Reality: Beware That College Brochure NPR.org - |
Getting Out of Discount Game, Small Colleges Lower the Price NewYork Times - |
GED Test Overhauled; Some States Opt For New Exam NPR.org - |
The High School Guidance Counselor Shortage TIME - |
2013: The Year America Went Back to College Slate Magazine - |
The False Promise of 'Holistic' College Admissions The Atlantic - |
Fiscal Strains Push Community Colleges To Look Hard At Their Mission NPR.org - |
Top Students at Community Colleges to Have Chance to Raise Ambitions New York Times - |
It's Weirdly Difficult to Find Good College Advising Online The Atlantic - |
The Real College Barrier for the Working Poor Inside Higher Ed - |
When the first in a family goes to college Minnesota Public Radio - |
College Pays, Sort Of New York Times - Econimix Blog - |
Student Debt Load Varies Greatly by College and Region New York Times - |
You're in!: College admissions offers might get easier to obtain Reporter News - |
How Do You Get Poor Kids to Apply to Great Colleges? Smithsonian Magazine - |
College enrollment going down, but will tuition fees follow? NBC News - |
New Youth CareerConnect Grants for High School Announced EdWeek - |
Should We Just Start Over on Federal Financial Aid? Washington Monthly - |
How Getting Into College Became Such a Long, Frenzied, Competitive Process The Atlantic - |
The Obamas' New Focus Inside Higher Ed - |
Who Should Get Financial Aid? New York Times - Room for Debate - |
Why the College Application Process Needs an Upgrade Huffington Post - |
College Mentoring Program for At-Risk Students Shows Benefits EdWeek - |
Parents study up on how to improve college prospects for their children PBS.org - Newshour - |
Will Online Education Render Traditional College Obsolete? Forbes - |
States with the most and least affordable colleges USA Today - |
Seven Shocking College Admissions Scandals Time - |
Why College Freshmen May Feel Like Impostors On Campus NPR.org - |
Can We Coach Our Way Out of the College Dropout Problem? Washington Monthly - |
Top colleges to low income students: We want you CNBC - |
What College Will Be Like in 2023 Wall Street Journal - |
What's Holding American Students Back? The SAT Businessweek - |
Fewer people view college education as part of ‘American Dream’ Washington Post - |
Why Are Girls Losing Self-Esteem During College? The Daily Beast - |
The ‘Admissions Lexicon’ Is Vast and Confounding Chronicle of Higher Education - |
College officials respond to calls for tuition equity PBS.org Newshour - |
Freebies for the Rich New York Times - Magazine - |
Cost Tipping Point? Inside Higher Ed - |
How college admissions are like baseball, or not Washington Post - |
Colleges slash tuition to avoid sticker shock USA Today - |
Getting a Clearer Picture of College Costs New York Times - Economix Blog - |
Feeling the Heat: The 2013 Survey of College and University Admissions Directors Inside Higher Ed - |
Is This The End Of The College Boom? WBUR.org Here & Now - |
How Gothic Architecture Took Over the American College Campu The Atlantic - |
The Most (And Least) Lucrative College Majors, In 1 Graph NPR.org - |
Three Reasons Why College Bubble Will Burst Forbes - |
Introducing ‘The Tuition is Too Damn High’ Washington Post - |
Why We Absolutely Should Not STFU About College Costs The Daily Beast - |
Obama's college rating system challenges U.S. News CBSNews MoneyWatch - |
Which Colleges Should We Blame for the Student-Debt Crisis? The Atlantic - |
Colleges are toughening up on student borrowing USA Today - |
Not enough to graduate college: Now there's an exit exam NBC News - |
College Costs: Rising, Yet Often Exaggerated New York Times - Economix Blog - |
College: It's not just 'Made in the U.S.A.' Los Angeles Times - |
ACT's Low College Readiness Rate Foreshadows Common Core Shock Huffington Post - |
As price of college rises, so does federal aid Boston.com - |
Why Colleges Act as They Do Inside Higher Ed - |
Blame It on the Dorms? Inside Higher Ed - |
Supreme Court raises bar for affirmative action in college admissions NBC News - |
THE HEART OF TEXAS: WHY COLLEGES ADMIT THE WAY THEY DO New Yorker - Blog - |
Data Reveal a Rise in College Degrees Among Americans New York Times - |
The Truth About Affirmative Action Cases and College Admissions Huffington Post - |
Financial strain is number one reason students drop out of college Grand Rapids College Admissions Examiner - |
Online College Courses Get A Big Boost, But Doubts Persist NPR.org - |
Amid limited budgets, colleges grapple with merit-based aid The Boston Globe - |
Being Blind To Financial Need: Is It Worth It? NPR.org - |
Affirmative Action In 2013: Breaks Should Be Based On Economic Need — Not Race WBUR.org - OnPoint - |
The Daily Show Does “Scared Straight” on Student Loans Washington Monthly - |
Let's Bring Clarity to Undergraduate Admissions Chronicle of Higher Ed - |
How to Reinvent College The Daily Beast - |
With Gorgeous Dorms But Little Cash, Colleges Must Adapt NPR.org - |
The tragedy of US higher education Reuters - |
Study: Community colleges lack rigor, but incoming students ill prepared The Christian Science Monitor - |
Measuring A College's Worth: The Grateful Grads Index Forbes - |
For-profit College Graduates Barely Earn More Than High School Graduates Washington Monthly - |
ProPublica: Secrets of college admissions Philly.com - |
Measuring College Prestige vs. Cost of Enrollment New York Times - |
Struggling to Stay Afloat New York Times - |
Is Your College Degree Worth It? Find Out Forbes - |
Getting Over Rejection, From College NPR.org - |
Elite University Admissions in a Winner-Take-All-Society Washington Monthly - |
As Tuition Grows, Opportunities Shrink BillMoyers.com - |
The Thin-Envelope Crisis TIME - |
Basic Marketing May Be To Blame For Fewer Low-Income Students At Top Universities NPR.org - |
College admissions madness may ease: study Washington Post - |
Dumbed-Down Math and Other Perils of Online College Bloomberg - |
A Truly Devastating Graph on State Higher Education Spending The Atlantic - |
Colleges Struggle to Connect With High-Achieving Poor Students ABC News/Univision - |
How Secrets of the Most Successful College Students TIME - |
How to Shop for College New York Times - |
College Roulette: Ask for Financial Aid, or Not? CNBC - |
Public college tuition spiked 8.3% last year CNN - |
Only Half of First-Time College Students Graduate in 6 Years
New York Times - Economix Blog - |
The Real War on Higher Education Washinton Monthly - |
More Companies Requiring College Degree for All Positions New York Times - |
Colleges face pressure to justify soaring tuition CBS News MoneyWatch - |
Scorecard Guides Prospective Students With College Choices NPR.org - |
The high cost of a cheap college MarketWatch - |
Colleges covet out-of-state students USA Today - |
College Branding: The Tipping Point Forbes - |
Best Value Colleges strive to cut tuition sticker shock USA Today - |
How Spending More on Academics Can Actually Hurt College Enrollment TIME - |
Topping College Graduate Rates, Is It Worth It? NPR.org - |
College Dropout Rate Called National Crisis in New Report Politic365.com/ - |
Report Sheds Light on Where College Tuition Goes US News & World Report - |
New pressure on colleges to disclose grads’ earnings Hechinger Report - |
Removing the Merit Scholarships Washington Monthly - |
Colleges In Crisis As Enrollment Dips WBUR.org - Here and Now - |
Are college degrees still worth it in this economy? USA Today - |
The Myth of the 4-Year College Degree TIME - |
How to Choose a College New York Times - |
College Costs: Will Tuition Discounts Get More Students to Major in Science? TIME - |
Liberal arts colleges forced to evolve with market The Associated Press - |
High-Profile Studies Overrate Going to College and Picking the Right Major The Atlantic - |
Why Top Colleges Miss Some Great Students Bloomberg - |
Courting Merit Scholars Opens Door to Questions New York Times - |
What You Study Does Not Determine Where You Work washingtonmonthly - |
How Americans Think About College Washington Monthly - |
Top Three Flawed Arguments of the Anti-College Crowd TIME - |
Saying No to College New York Times - |
Getting poor students to college isn't just about affordability. It's about access. The Christian Science Monitor - |
The Net-Price Myth Chronicle of Higher Ed - |
Did Texas Just Discover the Cure for Sky-High Tuition? The Atlantic - |
Young adults are earning college degrees at a record rate. Why? The Christian Science Monitor - |
Education Group to Evaluate Online Courses for College Credit Businessweek - |
Should Science Majors Pay Less for College Than Art Majors? Tha Atlantic - |
Going to College: Not Just a Good Investment, but the Best Investment The Atlantic - |
The Long and Controversial History of For-Profit Colleges Bloomberg - |
College price hikes more modest but still painful The Associated Press - |
Does applying for financial aid impact admissions? San Jose Mercury News - |
Make Colleges Tell Us More About Graduates’ Fate Bloomberg - |
Why College May Be Totally Free Within 10 Years TIME - |
AP Classes Are a Scam The Atlantic - |
Supreme Court To Take Up Affirmative Action Case NPR.org - |
Debt, Jobs, Diversity and Who Gets In: A Survey of Admissions Directors Inside Higher Ed - |
How Liberal Arts Colleges Are Failing America The Atlantic - |
Why State Schools Cost More Washington Monthly - |
Steve Cohen on the Three Biggest College Admissions Lies The Daily Beast - |
The Data: Yes, College Is Worth It Washington Monthly - |
College’s payoff is declining — unless you have financial aid Washington Post - |
Is College a Lousy Investment? The Daily Beast - Newsweek - |
Debt Collectors Cashing In on Student Loans New York Times - |
Student loan debt is worse than it seems CBS News - MoneyWatch - |
25 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Higher Education Edudemic.com - |
Families Ignoring College Cost Crisis ABC News - |
High School Students Not Prepared for College, Career US News & World Report - |
One More Time: Yes, College Is Worth It TIME - |
Study: College Degree Holds Its Value NPR.org - |
Forced to Justify Their Price, Colleges Hire Marketing Officers Wall Street Journal - |
The real price of college CBS News MoneyWatch - |
Families Make Big Changes To Pay For College NPR.org - |
Elite Colleges Transform Online Higher Education ABC News - |
For-profit colleges bilking public, senator says USA Today - |
What's Driving College Costs Higher? NPR.org |
The Real Tsunami Inside Higher Ed - |
7 things colleges worry about CBS News MoneyWatch - |
THE COST OF COLLEGE New Yorker - |
Students Find It's Tough To Graduate In Four Years NPR.org - Talk of the Nation - |
Does It Matter Where You Go to College? The Atlantic - |
Is college too easy? As study time falls, debate rises. Washington Post - |
Degrees of Debt New York Times - Degrees of Debt Series - |
Paying For College: More Tough Decisions NPR.org - |
College: 'Best Investment' or Big Risk? Wall Stret Journal - |
Student debt clock strikes $1 trillion CBS News MoneyWatch - |
Student loan rate hike: Is it really that big of a deal? CBS News MoneyWatch |
Should Colleges Consider Legacies in the Admissions Process? Wall Street Journal - |
Bachelor's degree: Has it lost its edge and its value? The Christian Science Monitor - |
Death by Degrees The N+1 Magazine - |
The College Graduate as Collateral New York Times - Op Ed - |
Are certificates the future of higher education? Washington Post - College Inc. - |
How The Housing Industry Affects Students' Future NPR.org - |
Is the Recession Hurting College Enrollment? TIME - |
Student Loan Standoff Continues and So Does Finger Pointing ABC News - |
New momentum for the three-year degree? Washington Post - |
Fixing College New York Times - Op Ed |
Student Loans: the Politics, Pitfalls and Payoffs PBS News Hour - |
The Debate Over Student Loan Interest Is Nothing but a Sideshow The Atlantic - |
How Colleges Fight For Top Students NPR.org - Planet Money - |
Negotiating The College Funding Labyrinth NPR.org - |
The Paradox of College: The Rising Cost of Going (and Not Going!) to School The Atlantic - |
The Pay Off Question Washington Monthly - |
The Real Problem Washington Monthly - |
Offering Some Perspective on the High Cost of College Ed Week - |
Who Got Into the Country’s Top Colleges? The Daily Beast - |
Why Do So Many Americans Drop Out of College? The Atlantic - |
What never to tell a college student (or a teen about to be one) Washington Post - The Answer Sheet - |
Is College Tuition the Next Bubble? ABC News - |
What's More Expensive Than College? Not Going to College The Atlantic - |
Why Tuition Keeps Increasing Washington Monthly - |
Students footing more of bill for public higher ed The Associated Press - |
The Prestige Chase Is Raising College Costs New York Times - |
The Secret Rate Hike Washington Monthly - |
Rising college prices: Is federal policy partly to blame? Washington Post - |
3 reasons college still matters Boston Globe Magazine - |
Case Renews Focus On Race In College Admissions NPR.org - |
What's Behind The Rise Of College Tuition? NPR.org - |
The Rise of Differential Tuition Inside Higher Ed - |
3 reasons why colleges are in trouble CBS News - |
College admissions: How diversity factors in Washington Post - |
Economics Lesson PBS - Need to Know - |
Anya Kamenetz on the 'Debt Generation' PBS - Need to Know - |
A Radical Idea To Combat the Rising Cost of College TIME - |
College Affordability: A Defining Issue That Won't Go Away Huffington Post - |
Cash-Strapped States Cut College Financial Aid Wall Street Journal - |
Obama 'Putting Colleges On Notice' On High Tuition NPR.org - |
The Shocking Truth About Graduation Rates The College Solution Blog - |
Not all college majors are created equal Washington Post - |
College Admissions: 6 Biggest Lies in College Admissions GoLocalProv College Admissions - |
Is higher tuition what the public wants? Washington Post - College Inc - |
Belt Tightening on College Costs NPR.org - |
Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges Kiplinger - |
Stop Letting High-School Courses Count for College Credit Chronicle Of Higher Ed - |
College is still worthwhile, study finds Los Angeles Times - |
The big divide between rich and poor colleges CBS News MoneyWatch - |
Why College Students Don’t Graduate Washington Monthly - |
Does A College Education Have To Cost So Much? NPR.org - |
Why does college cost so much? CNN.com - |
What matters most in college admissions — money or merit? Washington Post - Answer Sheet - |
A Carrot For College Performance: More Money NPR - |
College needs a consumer-warning label Washington Post - The Big Idea - |
In Tenn., A Possible Model For Higher Education NPR.org - |
Want cheaper tuition? Find religion CNNMoney - |
DEBT BY DEGREES New Yorker - |
Why Americans are choosing to study abroad in record numbers The Christian Science Monitor - |
Why Do Top Schools Still Take Legacy Applicants? New York Times - Room for Debate - |
College Is Cheaper Than You Think New York Times - Economix Blog - |
Growing Number of Students Are Hoping to Save Money by Graduating Early From College Wall Street Journal - |
College Majors Matter New York Times - Economix Blog - |
College Students' Borrowing Hits An All-Time High NPR - Morning Edition - |
Discontent Over the State of College Admissions New York Times - The Choice - |
Chart of the day: College tuition is out of control Washington Post - |
Analysis: College costs shift to families The Associated Press - |
Why Is College So Expensive? NPR.org - All Things Considered - |
Are Too Many Americans Earning Four-Year Degrees? New York Times - The Choice - |
Is College a Waste of Time? US News & World Report - |
The Race for Prestige Drives College Costs Forbes - |
Starting to Worry Inside Higher Ed - |
Forget the College Degree: Earn Digital Badges Instead CBS News MoneyWatch - |
Guns Come to Campuses Inside Higher Ed - |
Our Best Weapon Against the College Crisis: A Match.com for Higher Ed The Atlantic - |
‘Wither’ the Liberal Arts College? Miller-McCune.com - |
Clashes of Money and Values: A Survey of Admissions Directors Inside Higher Ed - |
The Gigantic Student Loan Problem Washington Monthly - |
Real Dropout Prevention Washington Monthly - |
Defining Higher Education Success US News & World Report - |
The Out-of-State Solution to College Budgets BusinessWeek - |
The End of College Admissions as We Know It The Chronicle of Higher Education - |
Is College Over? Boston Magazine - How Do We Fix Higher Education? |
Survey: Women More Satisfied With the College Experience TIME - |
How Colleges Determine Merit Scholarships US News & World Report - |
Tests Show 1 In 4 U.S. Students Set For College; Wide Gap For Minorities NPR.org - |
U.S. Higher Education Glossary US News & World Report - |
College Grants Spared From Spending Cuts Wall Street Journal - |
Uncle Sam calls out steepest college tuition hikes CNN.com - |
Is a College Diploma Worth Soaring Student Debt? PBS News Hour - |
A College Degree Will Eventually Pay Off, but Choice of Major Can Determine Earnings ABC News - |
The Rise of the Five-Year Four-Year Degree New York Times - Economix Blog - |
Actually, College Is Very Much Worth It
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Is College Worth It? Answers From Presidents and the Public New York Times - The Choice - |
For-Profit Colleges: Targeting People Who Can't Pay NPR.org - |
Universities Slash Budgets Nationwide ABC News - |
Five Biggest Myths About College Admissions Time Magazine - |
The University Has No Clothes New York magazine - |
College Admissions: Top Trends from 2011 GoLocalProv - |
Student Loan Debt Hell: 21 Statistics That Will Make You Think Twice About Going To College Benzinga.com - |
Pell Grants Survive Federal Budget Process US News & World Report - |
Editorial on College Admissions
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College's Holy Grail: Low Cost, High Returns BusinessWeek - Special Report - |
Student borrowing passes credit card debt UPI.com - |
Why You Were Rejected New York Times - Room for Debate - |
Families Figuring Out How To Pay For College NPR.org - Talk of the Nation - |
The Higher Education Bubble Forbes - |
10 College Admissions Trends The Daily Beast - |
Behind The Scenes: How Do You Get Into Amherst? WBUR.org - |
A College Degree Is Still Worth It MSNBC - |
High Schoolers Say College Education Necessary to Get Jobs US News & World Report - |
Should Everybody Go to College? WBUR - OnPoint - |
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A Harvard Interviewer's Haunting Memories Huffington Post - |
An Anti-College Backlash? The Atlantic - |
Elite universities surrender to early admissions USA Today & World Report - |
Fixing higher ed: College Board's Sandy Baum Washington Post - College Inc (blog) - |
Study pinpoints why college students drop out Detroit Free Press - |
A College Opts Out of the Admissions Arms Race New York Times - The Choice - |
Is college always worth it? Washington Post - |
High Enrollment Strains Two-Year Colleges Wall Street Journal- - |
Plea to Expand Enrollment at Top Colleges New York Times - The Choice - |
Universities On The Brink Forbes - |
8 subtle ways to prepare middle schoolers for college Washington Post - Class Struggle - |
When College Isn't Working College Solution Blog - |
Does everyone need a college degree? Maybe not, says Harvard study. The Christian Science Monitor - |
Is College Tuition Too Low? New York Times - Economix Blog - |
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Searching for A 'Perfect Fit' College Can Be A Big Mistake US News & World Report - |
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Fact or Fiction: How to Get More Financial Aid SmartMoney.com - |
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Best Values in Public Colleges 2011 Kiplinger's Personal Finance - |
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Should You Attend Your Dream College? CollegeSolutionBlog - |
Does It Matter Where You Go to College? New York Times - Room for Debate - |
Big changes in college admissions College Admissions Examiner - |
College admissions’ dirty little secrets Washington Post (blog) - |
10 Reasons to Attend Canadian Universities CBS MoneyWatch.com - |
College tuition: New law aims for more transparency in costs The Christian Science Monitor - |
Gender divisions in college Philadelphia Inquirer - |
The College Admissions Crash The Daily Beast - |
The Average Cost of a U.S. College Education US News & World Report - |
Private colleges 'act local' with financial aid The Associated Press - |
Best (and most unsettling) college admissions book ever Washington Post - |
The Takeaway: Going to College: Dreams vs. Cost The Takeaway - WNYC - |
5 College Admission Facts You Should Know CBS MoneyWatch.com - |
7 Reasons Why Colleges Should Be Worried CBS News MoneyWatch - |
10 strengths and experiences colleges look for in high school students DC College Admissions Examiner - |
Jump in US college enrollment highest in 40 years The Associated Press - |
Colleges not training students for careers that are growing USA Today - |
Fine-tuning college degrees to the job market Christian Science Monitor. - |
A new ethics code for college admissions counselors USA Today - |
The Education Bubble, Part 1: Sticker-Shock Debt Becomes An ‘Overwhelming’ Burden WBUR.org - |
Part 2: Comparing High-Debt, Low-Debt Schools Part 3: ‘Shared Responsibility’ Needed To Diminish Student Debt, Says Consultant |
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Plan B: Skip College New York Times - The Choice Blog: Is College for Everyone? New York Times - Your Comments on Skipping College New York Times - |
Taking the Long View Inside Higher Ed - |
The Early Line on Admission Yields (and Wait-List Offers) New York Times - The Choice - |
The Coming Meltdown in Higher Education (as Seen by a Marketer) Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - |
Why College Is a Terrible Investment to Finance With Loans Huffington Post - |
College admissions: What matters most -- SAT scores, grades, or just luck? Christian Science Monitor - |
5 Big Financial Aid Lies US News & World Report - |
Europe's Education Crisis: College Costs Soar TIME - |
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The illusion of ever-lower college acceptance rates Washington Post - |
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