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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Today’s New York Times Editorial About Student Loans is Not Very Useful

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Today’s lead editorial in the New York Times is entitled “Full Disclosure for Student Borrowers.” Basically, the Times says that “[c]oll...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

President Obama Can Do ThreeThings Right Now To Show He Cares About Student Loan Debtors

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According to Bloomberg, the Obama campaign has produced a television ad that showcases President Obama's efforts to aid college students...

Higher Education Industry to Students: If You Are Crushed by Student Loans, It's Your Own Damn Fault

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As Jimmy Buffet reminded us in Wasting Away in Margaritaville , some things are our own damn fault.  Apparently, this is the position of t...
Friday, May 18, 2012

What's a Trillion Dollars Among Friends? Is Student-Loan Debt "Good Debt"?

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A couple of days ago, Beckie Supiano wrote an article for   Chronicle of Higher Education , entitled “What Does $1-Trillion in Student Deb...
Monday, May 7, 2012

What should a university do when its employees attack peaceful students with pepper spray? Why, issue a report, of course.

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The University of California gained a lot of experience dealing with student protesters during the Free Speech movement of the 1960s. One wo...
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Sunday, May 6, 2012

The Controversy Over Elizabeth Warren’s Native American Ancestry: Warren and Harvard Should be Embarrassed

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I have long admired Elizabeth Warren. As a person who grew up in Oklahoma, I am impressed that Warren rose from humble beginnings in Norma...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012

A Crummy Idea: Supplementing University Presidents' Excessive Salaries with Foundation Money

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According to the Los Angeles Times , the California State University Board of Trustees will consider a new policy that will freeze state-fun...
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