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Harvard Announces It Will Go Tuition-Free for Students From Families Making $200,000 or Less News

Harvard Announces It Will Go Tuition-Free for Students From Families Making $200,000 or Less

In a CNN article about Harvard University’s plan to go tuition-free for families with annual…

Maryam NoorMarch 17, 2025

Can Young People Afford to Not Go to College? News

Can Young People Afford to Not Go to College?

Quinnipiac University President Judy D. Olian cites “The College Payoff: More Education Doesn’t Always Mean…

Maryam NoorMarch 13, 2025

Disappearing White Students News

Disappearing White Students

In an episode of The Chronicle’s College Matters that covers declining white student enrollment at…

Maryam NoorMarch 11, 2025

Ranking 4,600 Colleges by ROI (2025) ROI Research

Ranking 4,600 Colleges by ROI (2025)

Frank ZhangFebruary 25, 2025

The Real Obstacle for Trump’s Campaign Against DEI Isn’t Democrats. It’s Demography News

The Real Obstacle for Trump’s Campaign Against DEI Isn’t Democrats. It’s Demography

Ronald Brownstein cites “Progress Interrupted” in a CNN article that explains the pushback conservative pundits…

Maryam NoorFebruary 14, 2025

U.S. Headed Toward Demographic Cliff as Population Ages News

U.S. Headed Toward Demographic Cliff as Population Ages

CEW Director Jeff Strohl joins the CBS evening news interview segment to explain the far-reaching…

Maryam NoorFebruary 13, 2025

Is a College Degree Really Worth It? Inside the Heated Debate About the Value of Higher Education. News

Is a College Degree Really Worth It? Inside the Heated Debate About the Value of Higher Education.

For the Boston Globe, Hillary Burns quotes CEW Director Jeff Strohl in an article that…

Maryam NoorFebruary 12, 2025

Colleges Rebrand Humanities Majors as Job-Friendly News

Colleges Rebrand Humanities Majors as Job-Friendly

Jon Marcus cites “Liberal Arts ROI " in a Hechinger Report article that explores efforts…

Maryam NoorFebruary 11, 2025

In a Surprise, U.S. Colleges Saw Higher Enrollment Last Fall News

In a Surprise, U.S. Colleges Saw Higher Enrollment Last Fall

Elissa Nadworny quotes CEW’s Nicole Smith in an NPR article about the surprising increase in…

Maryam NoorJanuary 23, 2025