Building Trust Between Colleges and Parents
Presidents of colleges and universities love to talk.They love to talk about the schools they lead, and why they are great. They love to talk about problems facing America and the world, and how U.S. higher education is producing the next generation of leaders to solve those problems. And they love to talk about the federal government, and how it is not spending enough money in support of colleges and universities.Actually, college presidents love to talk most of the time. When it comes to certain subjects, they grow quiet.
College Parents Weekend Reading Room (6/27/14)
Duke's Trinity College Library Reading Room, image by flickr user Duke Year Looks Looking for an early jump on your Sunday paper? College Parents of America recommends that you try these recent stories about higher education.
What Student Loan Cosigners Need to Know About Life Insurance
Life insurance for student loan borrowers
“SOCIAL COMPACT” FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPLORED AT DC CONFERENCE
The 87th annual conference of the American Council on Education (ACE), held this week in Washington, DC, was the scene for an interesting three days of debate on the state of the "social compact" for higher education.As an attendee at the conference, I had a chance to interact with numerous college presidents, public policymakers, vendors to the university market and many others with an interest in the important questions of how this compact on higher education will fare in the coming years of our still-young century.
