For U.S. Universities, the Rich Get Richer Faster The Wall Street Journal For U.S. Universities, the Rich Get Richer Faster The higher-education wealth gap is growing—not just between those who do or don’t have college degrees but among colleges themselves.
Experts Disagree Whether Earning a College Degree Is Worth the Expense Los Angeles Times Experts Disagree Whether Earning a College Degree Is Worth the Expense Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School explores the value of a college degree in his upcoming book, Will College Pay Off? A Guide to the Most Important Financial Decision You’ll Ever Make.
Why It’s Absolutely Crazy That We Don’t Ask Millionaires to Pay More Taxes Slate.com Why It’s Absolutely Crazy That We Don’t Ask Millionaires to Pay More Taxes Dirk Krueger of the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for a 2014 working paper about people’s standard of living and economic growth.
Bad Apples or the Barrel? Inside Higher Ed Bad Apples or the Barrel? The scene that greeted employees of the Treetop Resort in late January looked like a tornado had passed through. Doors hung off their hinges, holes pocked the walls, debris and pieces of ceiling covered the hallway. But this wasn’t the work of a freak winter storm. Members of a University of Michigan fraternity who stayed in the hotel that week had caused the estimated $430,000 in damage.
Google Faces Antitrust Charges by European Regulators The Washington Post Google Faces Antitrust Charges by European Regulators Eric Clemons of the Wharton School shares his thoughts on the antitrust charges against Google.
NIH Budget Boosters Get a Push From the Right Chronicle of Higher Education NIH Budget Boosters Get a Push From the Right About 100 university scientists and their advocates gathered here on Tuesday as part of an annual ritual to convince lawmakers of the value of federal spending on medical research. And this year, with the sales job perhaps as tough as any, they got some extra inside help.
Medicare Overpays as Hospital Prices Rise The Wall Street Journal Medicare Overpays as Hospital Prices Rise Mark Pauly of the Wharton School comments on Medicare and hospital costs.
Clinton Criticizes For-Profits, Talks College Costs Inside Higher Ed Clinton Criticizes For-Profits, Talks College Costs Hillary Clinton, on her first trip to Iowa after declaring her presidential candidacy, criticized for-profit colleges and talked about college costs in a discussion at Kirkwood Community College.
One Economics Book We All Should Read The Wall Street Journal One Economics Book We All Should Read Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School recommends John Kenneth Galbraith’s The Great Crash: 1929 to gain insight into today’s economy.
Helping Minority Ph.D.’s in STEM: Something’s Working Chronicle of Higher Education Helping Minority Ph.D.’s in STEM: Something’s Working Earning a Ph.D. in a STEM field is meant to be challenging, but data has shown it can be especially so for minority students.