The Biden administration’s announcement that up to $20,000 in student loan debt will be canceled for borrowers will bring welcome relief to millions, as long as the courts allow it. But that relief will do nothing to slow the skyrocketing cost of going to college. In the 1963-1964 academic year, the average annual published cost … Read more
Nov. 2, 2022 6:38 PM ET Ben Sasse speaks at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., Oct. 10. Photo: Dirk Shadd/Zuma Press From Sen. Ben Sasse’s testimony Tuesday before the University of Florida Board of Trustees, which was considering his nomination for university president: I am a romantic when it comes to the importance … Read more
Editor’s note: In this vision of the future, students discuss declining attention spans. Next week we will ask, “Some colleges use race as a factor when admitting applicants. Should colleges continue to be able to admit students based on race? Or should we oppose affirmative action on college campuses?“ Students must click here to submit … Read more
Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in 2020. Photo: Matt York/Associated Press College students have received more due process protections recently, but the Biden Administration has other ideas. That’s an important takeaway from a new report from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE. Every year since 2017, the non-profit civil-liberties group has … Read more
It has taken too long, but the Supreme Court has finally put the progressive ideal of equality on the case. In two separate cases Monday, the high court heard Students for Fair Admissions argue that Harvard’s and the University of North Carolina’s use of racial preferences in admissions is unconstitutional and in violation of the … Read more
Iranian student protesters defied calls to end demonstrations by one of the country’s top military commanders, facing down security forces at universities and in the streets of several cities on Monday. Major General Hossein Salami, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, on Saturday issued his warning to young protesters, saying they had been … Read more
The US Supreme Court building in Washington on Monday. Photo: JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS Supreme Court justices showed the utmost patience Monday in hearing nearly four hours of argument in a pair of major cases involving race and college admissions. But the argument was worth the time because it revealed some unhappy truths about those who believe … Read more
Investment returns for university endowments have fallen back to earth after posting their biggest gains in a generation the year before, reflecting a dramatically changed investment environment in which stocks, bonds and other assets have sold off sharply. The grant to Washington University in St. Louis lost 10.6% in the fiscal year ended June 30, … Read more
New rules ‘will end the bureaucratic nightmare of the past’, Education Minister Miguel Cardona said. Photo: Evan Vucci/Associated Press 31 October 2022 at 10:42 a.m. ET The Biden administration will make it easier for students defrauded by for-profit schools to get federal student loan forgiveness under new rules set to take effect July 1, establishing … Read more
Arlington, Va. The U.S. Supreme Court will consider on Monday whether racial preferences in college admissions are illegal. David Bernstein argues they’re irrational. The argument at the high court is that Harvard and the University of North Carolina unlawfully discriminate against Asian-Americans to hold down their numbers and ensure a diverse student body. But what … Read more