Neetu Arnold

David Randall, Teresa R. Manning, Neetu Arnold, Mason Goad and Nathaniel Urban

This report sheds a new light on the history of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), its abuses of policy, and recommendations for a path forward. The report's evidence, and the long-term politi......

• Department of Education
• Student Loans/Debt
• Title IX

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Foreign funding of American universities remains an open secret. This report details the underreporting of foreign gifts to universities by analyzing a complementary database compiled using public rec......

• Middle Eastern Studies
• Foreign Influence

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America’s Middle East Studies Centers were originally founded to study the politics, culture, and language of Middle Eastern nations. But our analyses and case studies demonstrate that Middle Ea......

• Middle Eastern Studies

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This case study reveals how Qatar uses partnerships with American universities to advance its own interests and values. In partnering with Qatar, American universities have invested substantial t......

• Higher Ed Finance
• Accountability/Public Disclosure

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As more Americans attend college, costs rise, and more students fail to graduate, we ask, "why?" Priced Out details the spending habits of 50 universities across America and provides......

• College Costs
• College Presidents
• Higher Ed Finance
• Student Loans/Debt
• College Administration

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The small but wealthy Middle East “petrostate” of Qatar has emerged as the top foreign funder of American universities, donating at least $4.7 billion between 2001 and 2021. The 2022 NAS r......

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Neetu Arnold reviews Josh Mitchell’s The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe

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A review of "Indentured Students: How Government-Guaranteed Loans Left Generations Drowning in College Debt," by Elizabeth Tandy Shermer, Harvard University Press, pp. 400, $29.95 Hardcover.

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Learn more about our foreign funds database and how to use it. 

• Foreign Influence

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Conservatives should stick to merit, equal opportunity, and fairness by ending legacy admissions, argues Neetu Arnold in her contribution to the NAS's symposium.

• Legacy Admissions

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Teresa R. Manning and Neetu Arnold

SCOTUS hears arguments regarding the Biden administration's plan to cancel over $400 billion dollars of student debt, and whether the president is legally justified in his executive actions.

• Student Loans/Debt
• Supreme Court

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