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November 13, 2024
How Trump Might Fulfill His Higher-Education Campaign Promises
…including bachelor’s degrees. There are many problems with having the federal government literally set up and operate a new university. My colleague Rick Hess has argued that “the idea of putting federal…
October 11, 2024
Let’s Open the Black Box of Selective College Admissions
The aftermath of the 2023 Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA) has put a spotlight on the capriciousness of admissions practices at selective colleges. In SFFA, the Supreme…
October 9, 2024
Two Cheers for California’s Ban on Legacy Admissions
…Policy Institute’s Rick Kahlenberg and I observed last year, it’s a classic case of interest group politics. “An ardent minority of college officials and alumni groups love them,” we wrote, “the former…
September 26, 2023
Former Foster Kids Need More Than Higher Education
…find an adoptive home. When explaining why he supported the Fostering Success in Higher Education Act, Davis, the Illinois congressman, cited Frederick Douglass’ words: “It is easier to build strong…