Post-secondary education is an investment that should leave students financially better off. However, reducing a college education to early-career earnings data is economically misguided.
The day a student uses their phone to access a residence hall, get a meal, or make a purchase is the day the system is fully public. There is no quiet rollout.
Colleges are feeling the pressure to innovate their credentials. Quality and innovation can coexist as colleges work quickly to reshape degrees, a major accreditor says.
The inclination to buy small but lavishly doesn't reflect irresponsibility as much as the need to have some agency in an economy that has outpaced young people's means.
Hotels aren't simply a means of providing lodging to campus guests; they're valuable venues that present the opportunity to contribute to an institution's mission and identity.
