Jan 27 Watch Should Financial Aid Be Linked to a College’s Affordability? President Obama announced Friday at the University of Michigan that he's putting colleges on notice that tuition hikes can't continue year after year. Ray Suarez discusses the proposals with Mark Yudof, president of the University of California, and Richard Vedder… Continue watching
May 27 Watch Is a College Diploma Worth the Soaring Student Debt? Soaring College Costs Revive Debate Over a Diploma's Value… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch Tuition Cut for Some Middle-, Upper-Income Students Harvard recently announced cuts in tuition for middle- and upper-income students. Analysts Richard Kahlenberg and Scott Jaschik discuss the recent trend in making college more affordable. Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch U.S. News College Rankings Debated U.S. News and World Report released its rankings of the country's colleges and universities. The editor of U.S. News and an education advocate who opposes the magazine's collegiate rankings debate their usefulness. Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch Financial Aid Officers Benefit from Student Loans, Probe Reveals Financial aid officers at several high-profile colleges were put on leave after a probe revealed that they were receiving stock options, kickbacks and all-expense-paid trips from a preferred student loan lender. The NewsHour talks to an author who covers student… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Universities Debate Whether Early Admission Should Be Continued Harvard and Princeton are among the institutions that have abandoned the use of early admissions, saying the process is unfair to lower-income students. Other universities argue against this and have instead redoubled their commitment to early decision. Continue watching