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Even though the 2012 NAICU Annual Meeting is history, you can continue to benefit and learn from the many presentations and speeches that were offered, and are now available on line.

New College Affordability Measures

Initiatives being launched in 2012-13 to help keep students' and families' out-of-pocket costs as low as possible. Tuition cuts and freezes, three-year degree programs, and more. Complete list.

NAICU Statement on President Obama's Higher Ed Proposals

NAICU President David Warren commends the president's commitment to student assistance, and calls for avoiding unintended consequences for students. More

White House Official, College Presidents to Address College Affordability at NAICU Annual Meeting

A week after President Obama warned colleges in his State of the Union address that they were "on notice" to keep tuition increases in check, a senior White House education adviser and three private college presidents will address higher education affordability at the NAICU Annual Meeting More

Net Tuition Price Falls 4.1% at Private Colleges

Inflation-adjusted net tuition and fees at private colleges actually dropped 4.1 percent in the last five years, according to a recent College Board report. More

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No Rust in Rochester

New York Times - Opinion Piece

February 3, 2012

While no one here is glad to see Kodak go bankrupt, it's hardly the catastrophe many imagine - in part, surprisingly, because of Kodak. The high-skilled workers it let go over the years created a valuable labor pool for start-up companies. It also helps that Rochester has a strong higher-education sector, which has likewise been supported by Kodak. The University of Rochester became a leading research center through gifts from Kodak's founder, George Eastman, who also gave generously to the Rochester Institute of Technology. These universities have an immense impact on the regional economy.

What’s Most at Risk for Traditional Colleges

JeffSelingo.com

February 3, 2012

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the coming disruption of the higher-ed system and asked if traditional institutions were prepared. A few college leaders gave me suggestions on how they're getting ready, while others trying to disrupt the space told me where they are finding the best opportunities. So what is the low-hanging fruit? Where are colleges most vulnerable? Where are they least at risk? Here are a few clues.

Some colleges cut tuition, hasten graduation

Reuters

February 3, 2012

Even before President Obama announced plans last month to push colleges to improve affordability, a number of schools beat him to the punch by lowering tuition and helping students graduate in fewer semesters. These schools - typically small private colleges that lack the cachet of top-tier colleges and compete with less expensive state schools - are bucking the widespread trend of increasing costs. In the last year, a few have cut tuition by as much as 20 percent. Others promise that students will earn their degree in four years or the college will pick up the cost of additional coursework.

Online Campaign Prompts Sallie Mae to Change Fee Policy for Loan Suspensions

New York Times

February 3, 2012

On Thursday, three months after Bank of America backed down from imposing a $5 monthly debit card fee in response to an online petition, Sallie Mae changed its fee policy in response to an online petition. For years, Sallie Mae had required unemployed people who could not afford their monthly payments to pay a $50-per-loan fee every three months to suspend their payments temporarily, even as interest charges mounted. Sallie Mae called this forbearance fee a "good faith deposit" - but it was neither credited to the borrower's account nor refunded.

Senate Republicans Question Obama's Plan to Tie Federal Aid to Tuition

Chronicle of Higher Education

February 3, 2012

Senate Republicans pushed back against President Obama's college-affordability agenda at an education-committee hearing Thursday, expressing doubts about the administration's plans to reward colleges and states that hold down tuition and maintain their higher-education budgets. "I don't believe the government's role is to pick winners and losers," said Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, explaining that he was uncomfortable "shifting the determination of affordability to Washington."

Is It Bias? Is It Legal?

Inside Higher Ed

February 3, 2012

Allegations of anti-Asian bias are likely to get renewed attention with the news that the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is investigating a complaint by an Asian-American applicant that illegal bias resulted in his rejection by Harvard University and Princeton University. This investigation joins one that the department has been conducting for several years into Princeton University's treatment of Asian-American applicants.

Adventures in Wonderland

Inside Higher Ed - Opinion Piece

February 3, 2012

The notion that certificates or "badges" might displace degrees in any meaningful timeframe is incorrect. Even in developing economies, where there is truly a hunger for knowledge in any form and where the degree may not yet be as central to the evaluation of prospective employees, the wage premium from a bachelor's degree is even higher: 200 percent in China, compared with a mere 62 percent in the U.S. Degrees are definitely not disappearing; they're not even in decline.

Standing Their Ground

Inside Higher Ed

February 3, 2012

At a panel discussion at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities' annual meeting of presidents today, presenters made one thing clear: American culture may have changed, but their institutions' interpretation of the Bible - which views homosexuality as immoral - will not. So the discussion, as described by the panelists and members of the audience, dealt not with whether colleges should change their attitudes toward gay students, but how to deal with the controversy that breaks out when students or alumni pressure a college to change.

Higher education’s $64,000 question

Washington Post "College Inc." Blog - Guest Post

February 2, 2012

Higher education is a diffuse, decentralized profession, with institutional and professional diversity and autonomy being highly prized aspects of our work. However, our cherished autonomy must be coupled with shared professional understandings about how we can best serve our clients, students, and society more generally. The publication of "Committing to Quality" and the endorsement by these organizations move higher education toward speaking with one voice on the central issue of student learning and the role of gathering, reporting, and using evidence in improving it.

An Education System That Is ‘Built to Last’

Chronicle of Higher Education - Innovations Blog

February 2, 2012

Educational success isn't a goal like beating the Nazis in World War II - when it's done we can all go home to our farms and factories. Rather, these goals represent the kickoff to lasting and growing success. But the deadline language by itself may not invite us to "build to last." Our aim should be an educational system that yields growing success for decades to come. We by no means have a blueprint to offer, but we can identify some key elements of a high functioning system.


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