Higher Education

The entrance sign to the campus of Fresno State University in Fresno, California on September 14, 2018.

The Avenue

New legislation and research reaffirm the importance of regional public universities for local economies

Robert Maxim, Mark Muro, and Yang You

Friday, November 18, 2022

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Best practices in nudging: Lessons from college success interventions

Katharine Meyer and Lindsay C. Page

Thursday, November 17, 2022

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Demonstrators take part in a rally at the U.S. Supreme Court as the affirmative action in university admissions case was being heard at the court in Washington December 9, 2015. The Court was hearing arguments on Wednesday over race-based admissions at the University of Texas in a highly charged dispute that could reverberate nationwide. The justices revisited the case of Abigail Fisher, a 25-year-old white woman rejected for admission by the flagship campus in Austin in 2008. She argued that a University of Texas affirmative-action policy unconstitutionally favored blacks and Hispanics. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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College admissions should be about fulfilling institutions’ missions—affirmative action can help them do it

Natasha Warikoo

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Reports

Report

Commonwealth of innovation: A policy agenda for revitalizing Pennsylvania’s economic dynamism

Mark Muro, Robert Maxim, and Yang You

October 2022

Fisk University students conversing on campus

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A call to action for HBCU investment

Andre M. Perry and Anthony Barr

Monday, September 12, 2022

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The Great Student Swap

Aaron Klein

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Income Inequality & Social Mobility

Who You Know: Relationships, networks and social capital in boosting educational opportunity for young Americans

Richard V. Reeves and Beyond Deng

Thursday, May 26, 2022

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Learning and working in the digital age: Advancing opportunities and identifying the risks

Annelies Goger, Allyson Parco, and Emiliana Vegas

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Blog Posts

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Up Front

Class Notes: Housing assistance benefits, gender roles in Australia and more

Richard V. Reeves and Simran Kalkat

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Students from the School of Public Health listen as they graduate during Harvard University's 371st Commencement Exercises in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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The Causes and Consequences of Graduate School Debt

Katharine Meyer

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Students and their families are seen at Bloomsburg University's Elwell Hall during move-in week for the fall 2021 semester.Bloomsburg University instituted an indoor masking mandate just prior to the fall semester. Masks are required inside all campus buildings. (Photo by Paul Weaver / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

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Financial, political motives explain colleges’ COVID-19 reopening decisions

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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A problem of fit: How the complexity of college pricing hurts students—and universities

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From COVID-19 to culture wars: The growing hostility of education politics

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

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Can US higher education maintain its global competitiveness?

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

People attend a rally against student debt outside the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 2022. Members of the Debt Collective, which describes itself as a borrowers' union, called for President Joe Biden to abolish all student loan debt by executive order, with a pandemic-era pause on payments set to end in May. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

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What will student loan forgiveness mean for Black students and families?

Andre M. Perry and Adrianna Pita

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Higher Education

New legislation and research reaffirm the importance of regional public universities for local economies

Best practices in nudging: Lessons from college success interventions

Racial equity and inclusion in tech: Can apprenticeships help change hiring practices?

College admissions should be about fulfilling institutions’ missions—affirmative action can help them do it

Reports

Commonwealth of innovation: A policy agenda for revitalizing Pennsylvania’s economic dynamism

A call to action for HBCU investment

The Great Student Swap

Who You Know: Relationships, networks and social capital in boosting educational opportunity for young Americans

Learning and working in the digital age: Advancing opportunities and identifying the risks

Blog Posts

Class Notes: Housing assistance benefits, gender roles in Australia and more

The Causes and Consequences of Graduate School Debt

Financial, political motives explain colleges’ COVID-19 reopening decisions

Events

How HBCUs can drive neighborhood growth: Increasing access to financial institutions

A problem of fit: How the complexity of college pricing hurts students—and universities

From COVID-19 to culture wars: The growing hostility of education politics

Related Books

The Impoverishment of the American College Student

First Thing We Do, Let’s Deregulate All the Lawyers

Challenges to Research Universities

Experts

Katharine Meyer

Fellow - Governance Studies

Phillip Levine

Nonresident Fellow - Economic Studies, Center on Children and Families

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Can US higher education maintain its global competitiveness?

What will student loan forgiveness mean for Black students and families?

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