Federal Aid
Statement by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni on President Biden’s Loan Forgiveness Plan
President Biden’s action to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt […]
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Rising Tuition
Inside Academe Vol. XXVI No. 4
Front Page: ACTA White Paper—Colleges Must Prioritize Access, Not Excess. In August, ACTA released The Cost of Excess: Why Colleges and Universities Must Control Runaway Spending. This white paper, featuring original research by ACTA’s...
Federal Aid
American Council of Trustees and Alumni President Michael Poliakoff is to Testify Before House Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee
For Immediate ReleaseMedia Contact: Leslie K Paige, Gabrielle AnglinEmail: lpaige@goacta.org, ganglin@goacta.orgPhone: (202) 798-5425 […]
Student Debt
Wade Eyerly: Ensuring That Students Get What They Paid For
For most students, a college education is one of the biggest investments they’ll ever make in their lifetime. What if colleges and universities could take the risk out of that monumental investment by insuring...
Accreditation
New Administration. New Congress. New Priorities.
On January 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., stood on the western side of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, and recited the oath of office to become the 46th president of the United...
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What Does “Free College” Really Mean?
Utopia has perils. Is free college a progressive and humane plan or will it encourage yet more reckless spending by colleges and universities, leaving taxpayers with the bill. And will it ensure that more...
Costs
Solving the Adaptive Challenge of Student Loans in the US
Unlike many other developed countries, American higher education is mainly financed by students and families. The latest statistics show that 44.7 million Americans have already borrowed a total of $1.56 trillion to help cover...
Costs
Georgia’s best colleges carry less of a cost burden than neighbor
The debt burden for attending the top public colleges in Georgia is lower than its neighboring states. Annual in-state tuition fees for Georgia’s three best-ranked universities are lower than in Alabama but steeper than...
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