NAICU - Higher Education

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

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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The Diane Rehm Show, NPR

August 17, 2010

Two professors examine the American higher education system and explain how students and parents can get the most for their money. Guests: Andrew Hacker, professor of political science, Queens College, New York, and co-author of Higher Education? How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids - And What We Can Do About It; Mark Taylor, chair, Department of Religion, Columbia University, professor of philosophy of religion at Union Theological Seminary, professor emeritus of humanities at Williams College, and author of Crisis on Campus: A Bold Plan for Reforming our Colleges and Universities.

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