This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for the Urban Institute, Sandy Baum and Michael McPherson explore the idea of “free college” and explain that this concept would have little impact on the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Five issues that college leaders will have to think about this year vary from student enrollment to free speech concerns from students. • How can higher…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Three higher education associations are calling for higher ed institutions to invest in data and analytics that will improve processes and yield positive student outcomes. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jon Marcus reports on a poll that shows most Americans think state funding for higher education is on the rise when the opposite is true. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Colarossi discusses the mental health gap for gender minority college students, those whose gender identity differs from the sex assigned to them at birth. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Education Dive, a number of college organizations have voiced their support for legislation aiming to reduce food insecurity on campus and expand access to SNAP…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Kim Parker analyzes a new survey from the Pew Research Center which shows a greater divide in views on higher education. The survey finds that although Americans generally agree…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Anthony Kim at The Heritage Foundation argues that making students carefree by forgiving debt doesn’t mean ensuring their economic freedom. It simply means that someone else may be…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Jason D. Delisle and Cody Christensen argue that Pell Grants have suffered from mission creep – serving middle-income students in addition to low-income students. • Who should…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Jason Delisle argues that in order to make student loans more equitable and manageable a federal income share agreement should be implemented. • Is this the best…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • More HBCUs are accepting international students at their schools, an effort that helps to diversify the current student body population. • What are the benefits of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • More than 7,000 universities vowed to take climate action and aim to be carbon-neutral by 2030 or 2050 at the latest. • What role can donors…