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January 5, 2021

The 2020 Election

Peter Wood

The 2020 election was as contentious as they get. What effect will this extreme partisanship have on the future of higher education? At what point are bipartisan proposals useless--when is a line to b......

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October 13, 2020

President Trump’s Plans for Higher Ed

David Acevedo

The Trump administration seems most concerned with helping prospective students and their families make wise choices about college and supporting students while they are there.

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October 6, 2020

Joe Biden’s Plans for Higher Ed

David Acevedo

This week, we take a look at Democratic challenger Joe Biden's higher ed. proposals, which center on facilitating socioeconomic mobility via educational flexibility and federal subsidies.

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November 13, 2019

Presidential Candidates on Higher Education

Rachelle Peterson

What do the top contenders for president have to say about higher education? Rachelle breaks down the top five Democratic candidates across ten policy issues. She also includes a section on President......

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August 30, 2019

Top 2020 Democrats on Higher Education

Rachelle Peterson

The top Democratic presidential candidates' positions on higher education reveal they fail to grasp the fundamental questions of what college is for and why intellectual freedom matters.

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August 26, 2019

Democratic Candidates on Higher Education

Rachelle Peterson

What do the presidential hopefuls have planned for colleges and universities?

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March 8, 2019

A Campus Free Speech Executive Order

Our recommendations for executive action on Free Speech. 

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December 7, 2018

The Dog that Didn’t Bark

Steve Balch

Steve Balch explains that higher education reform under President Trump has a rocky road ahead. 

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February 7, 2017

NAS Responds to DeVos’s Confirmation

National Association of Scholars

The National Association of Scholars comments on Betsy DeVos as the new Secretary of Education.

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December 5, 2016

My Counsel to President-elect Trump on American Higher Education

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood offers the president-elect suggestions for the direction of higher education in the United States.

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