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Kelli Space

Kelli Space is a 2009 graduate of Northeastern University and the creator of the website twohundredthou.com. She is an advocate for student loan reform and has recently partnered with EduLender, a startup that compares student loan rates and gives financial aid advice. Kelli lives in New Jersey with her parents and is working as an office manager of an Internet company in New York City, with the goal of ridding herself of her student loan debt.

Articles by Kelli Space

My Very Costly College Education

Jan 4, 2011 · Kelli Space · No Comments

A graduate laments piling up $200,000 in student debt in exchange for a sociology degree and an “assumed rite of passage.”

The End of Being a Duke Professor and What It Means for the Future of Higher Education Apr 22, 2019
The end of the spring semester marks the 20th anniversary of my professorship at Duke, first as an assistant professor and then as an associate professor of the practice at the Sanford School of Public Policy. During this time, I regularly taught the required ethics class for all undergraduate public policy majors. I won multiple … Continue reading “The End of Being a Duke Professor and What It Means for the Future of Higher Education”
Conservative Arguments in Support of Undocumented College Students Apr 19, 2019
In 2011, the leading Republican presidential candidates met for a debate and former Texas governor Rick Perry was booed by the audience. During the debate, he was asked to explain his approval of a policy at the University of Texas that gave scholarships to undocumented students. The audience did not approve. Governor Perry was right … Continue reading “Conservative Arguments in Support of Undocumented College Students”
The Keys to Getting a Startup Job in College Apr 17, 2019
Most people go to college to get a job. Recreation is an added benefit on top of getting a job. Education comes second to recreation in terms of hours spent studying. That is the great secret of a college education. It’s the secret everybody within the walls of the university knows but isn’t allowed to … Continue reading “The Keys to Getting a Startup Job in College”

Improving Student Outcomes by Consolidating the University System of Georgia Apr 12, 2019
As the cost of college creeps up and more small colleges close, consolidation has become a lifeline of last resort. To survive, dozens of small institutions have either merged or have been absorbed into larger ones. That way, the threat (usually financial) disappears and students are assured the larger institution is stable. But these mergers … Continue reading “Improving Student Outcomes by Consolidating the University System of Georgia”
How Bad Is For-Profit Higher Education, Actually? Apr 10, 2019
For about fifteen years, from 1995 to 2010, enrollments grew rapidly in the for-profit higher education sector, but since then have fallen substantially. The reason for the decline is mainly the overt hostility to for-profits during the Obama administration. The Department of Education killed off two of the largest for-profit competitors (Corinthian and ITT), and … Continue reading “How Bad Is For-Profit Higher Education, Actually?”
UNC System Schools Profiting Off Unused Student Meals Apr 1, 2019
College meal plans can help students avoid buying groceries and cooking for themselves—but they can also cost thousands of dollars each semester. In the University of North Carolina system, some students get a relative bargain, but others pay 60 percent more with fewer spending options. Even though some UNC campuses take in hundreds of thousands … Continue reading “UNC System Schools Profiting Off Unused Student Meals”

The End of Being a Duke Professor and What It Means for the Future of Higher Education Apr 22, 2019
The end of the spring semester marks the 20th anniversary of my professorship at Duke, first as an assistant professor and then as an associate professor of the practice at the Sanford School of Public Policy. During this time, I regularly taught the required ethics class for all undergraduate public policy majors. I won multiple … Continue reading “The End of Being a Duke Professor and What It Means for the Future of Higher Education”
Conservative Arguments in Support of Undocumented College Students Apr 19, 2019
In 2011, the leading Republican presidential candidates met for a debate and former Texas governor Rick Perry was booed by the audience. During the debate, he was asked to explain his approval of a policy at the University of Texas that gave scholarships to undocumented students. The audience did not approve. Governor Perry was right … Continue reading “Conservative Arguments in Support of Undocumented College Students”
The Keys to Getting a Startup Job in College Apr 17, 2019
Most people go to college to get a job. Recreation is an added benefit on top of getting a job. Education comes second to recreation in terms of hours spent studying. That is the great secret of a college education. It’s the secret everybody within the walls of the university knows but isn’t allowed to … Continue reading “The Keys to Getting a Startup Job in College”