The Bell Tolls for Higher Ed
Writing four centuries ago, John Donne memorably opined, “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” He … Continue reading “The Bell Tolls for Higher Ed”
How Would Project 2025 Impact Higher Ed?
Candidate Trump has disavowed the document (seriously or not). The former president may well lose the election. Nevertheless, the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is a serious outline for governance in … Continue reading “How Would Project 2025 Impact Higher Ed?”
The Imminent Student-Loan Disaster We’re Not Talking About
Legal battles over President Biden’s various schemes to forgive student debt continue. In July, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals indefinitely blocked the administration’s ultra-generous new student-loan repayment plan, which … Continue reading “The Imminent Student-Loan Disaster We’re Not Talking About”
“Grow PA” Offers a Higher-Ed Reform Model for the Nation
Too often, lawmakers want to fix higher education by blindly throwing money at the problem. From President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel large amounts of student-loan debt to Pennsylvania Gov. … Continue reading ““Grow PA” Offers a Higher-Ed Reform Model for the Nation”
The Biden Assault on Grand Canyon University
American presidents have long abused their authority in order to harm their opponents, for instance by having the IRS pursue targeted tax audits against them or having the FCC threaten … Continue reading “The Biden Assault on Grand Canyon University”
“Kangaroo Courts” Aren’t Dead at UNC
During the last dozen years or so, one of the more common higher-education stories has been a college or university rushing to judgment against a male student or faculty member … Continue reading ““Kangaroo Courts” Aren’t Dead at UNC”
Biden’s Even Worse Version of “Free College”
The Biden administration has abolished the federal student-loan program, at least if a “student-loan program” is one in which students borrow money and then eventually repay it. What’s being erected … Continue reading “Biden’s Even Worse Version of “Free College””
The Last Holdouts Are Crumbling
Business schools may be the last campus holdouts from governmental-ideological intrusion. Yet even they are beginning to surrender to current progressive obsessions with race, climate, and wealth. This capitulation was … Continue reading “The Last Holdouts Are Crumbling”
The Biden Administration Just Won’t Give Up on Loan Forgiveness
On June 30, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Biden v. Nebraska, the case that challenged the legality of the president’s executive order cancelling federal student-loan payments for … Continue reading “The Biden Administration Just Won’t Give Up on Loan Forgiveness”
Colleges Should Ignore the Biden Administration’s Post-Affirmative-Action Sniping
Has the U.S. Supreme Court just ruined the college experience? If you ask President Joe Biden’s administration, the answer is yes. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says America has reached “a … Continue reading “Colleges Should Ignore the Biden Administration’s Post-Affirmative-Action Sniping”