• Why Inequality Among Colleges Is on the Rise

    By Jonathan Marks, Minding the Campus

    College fundraising was up 9 percent last year, says the Council for Aid to Education, but there's a worrisome statistic: 17 percent of the $34 billion raised went to ten already wealthy institutions...

  • The College Failure That Costs Taxpayers $12B a Year

    By Richard Vedder, The Fiscal Times

    Critics of American higher education usually focus on the deficiencies of college graduates: For example, their critical thinking isn't much better than that of college freshmen, or they increasingly...

  • The High Cost of Young PhDs on Food Stamps

    By Nia Hamm, CNBC

    They're called the "invincibles" and the "lost generation." Today's young American adults have had to endure one of the worst recessions in 70 years and then watch as their futures seemingly...

  • Want to Succeed? Learn to Fail

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    Americans don’t like to talk about failure. It undermines our dignity and our self esteem. With everyone scrambling to be successful , why should we spend time talking about failure? Experts say we...

  • 6 Ways to Boost Financial Aid for College

    The more financial aid you receive, the more affordable college becomes. Getting the best aid package will depend on your financial picture and savings strategy, your academic profile, and properly...