higher education
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High Impact Practices in Higher Ed Need an Equity Framework
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Author’s Note: On Nov. 8, 2021, Harris students received from Dean Baicker the shocking news that our classmate Samantha (Sam) Burton, MPP ’22, had passed away several days prior due to a sudden illness. In her honor, below is a Research-in-Review of a paper she co-authored with undergraduate mentors Dr.…
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Who Benefits From Student Debt Cancellation?
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As of August 2021, roughly 44 million Americans held a cumulative $1.57 trillion in student debt. Student debt held by Americans has doubled since 2008 and is growing faster than any other form of household debt. In fact, the average household today has nearly four times as much student debt…
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La educación superior aún es clave para la movilidad social, pero menos que antes
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En 2013, el economista francés Thomas Piketty publicó El capital en el siglo XXI, donde describe la distribución del ingreso y la riqueza en Europa y Estados Unidos a partir del siglo XVIII. También analiza la manera en que su evolución se ha visto afectada por el crecimiento económico y…
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Disruptive Competition: Online Degree Programs in the Higher Education Market
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In February 2006, Congress repealed the “50 percent rule.” Originally enacted in 1992, this rule prevented undergraduate institutions from receiving federal financial aid — including funding through Title IV or the Higher Education Act (HEA) — if more than 50 percent of courses were offered online or more than half…
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You’ve Been Accepted to College, but How Do You Pay for It? A Proposal to Streamline Federal Financial Aid
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A recent research report entitled “Tax Benefits For College Attendance” conducted by Susan Dynarski and Judith Scott-Clayton investigates how the federal government could streamline the existing federal financial aid system and increase uptake for college tax benefits.
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Is Student Debt Hindering Entrepreneurship?
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Evidence suggests that a change in a household’s student debt from $0 to about $35,000 decreases entrepreneurship by three percentage points.
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Universities Struggle to Address Sexual Violence on Campus
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As universities fail to prevent sexual violence and respond inappropriately to its victims, there is an urgent need to develop preventative measures with proven success to decrease sexual violence.
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No Pomp, All Circumstance: How Changing the College Experience Could Close the Higher Education Gap
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There is a staggering gap between low- and middle-income students in college completion rates. New research indicates that the key to closing this gap may be focusing on helping first-generation students develop “school-relevant selves.”
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State of the Union Part 2: Obama’s Gamble on Free Community College
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Free community college will help, but opportunity costs will prevent others from taking advantage of the president’s proposal.
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The Price of Non-Admission: Costs of Not Attending College
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New research suggests that college education is beneficial for marginal students, with strong effects on future earnings, particularly for men and high school students who received free lunch.
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Beyond the Classroom: How outreach and structure can improve college outcomes
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New research shows that cost-effective summer counseling interventions that help students through the enrollment process significantly boosted college enrollment and persistence rates.