Advice from Higher Education Leaders
The economic crisis is posing big challenges to community colleges, public and private universities and is making paying for college a difficult task for the students that want to attend. We talk with a group of experts to figure out how students, administrators and policy makers can confront the challenges facing higher education.
We interviewed Margaret Miller, a professor at the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Virginia and editor-in-chief of Change magazine, Molly Corbett Broad, President of the American Council on Education and Paul E. Lingenfelter, President of the National Association of State Higher Education Executives.
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“Don’t make Community College free”
Erin Nederbo is a fiction writer and freshman at Columbia College Chicago.
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“Lower college costs”
Milina Bryan is a Graduating Senior at Validus Preparatory Academy in Bronx, New York.
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“Ensure a great college education for undocumented youth in this country”
Martin Macias Jr. is a multimedia artist, activist and radio journalist. He is the host of a news/talk show called First Voice that airs on WRTE Radio Arte 90.5FM in Chicago. He is a senior at Curie Metro High School in Chicago.
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“Dramatically increase access”
Arne Duncan is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chicago Public Schools. Prior to his appointment, he was Deputy Chief of Staff for former Schools CEO Paul Vallas.
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“Higher education is the key to national welfare”
Margaret Miller is a professor at the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Virginia and editor-in-chief of Change magazine.
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“Spending money more effectively…on the right things”
Tom Toch is co-founder and co-director of Education Sector, a Washington D.C. based education think tank and policy center.
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“Simplify student aid”
Paul E. Lingenfelter is the President of the National Association of State Higher Education Executives. His work focuses on increasing successful participation in higher education.
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