The Biden administration has promised to make a decision on student loan forgiveness within weeks, or even days. And yet, college affordability will remain an issue for years to come, experts say.
We need to redesign higher education as an experience that helps students harmonize education, work and family—instead of pitting them against each other.
Improving the student accounts process sounds about as sexy as a root canal, which is part of why so many institutions have avoided upgrading processes that could earn thousands or even millions in lost revenue.
Here's the big question: What's the most effective way to build a stronger sense of belonging and community to help more students persist on their journey to a degree?
In the last 15 years, states have slashed funding for colleges, spending $6.6 billion less on higher education in 2018 than they did in 2008. Colleges opted to shift more of the cost burden onto students by increasing tuition.
