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February 24, 2023
Hechinger Report
Sarah Butrymowicz and Meredith Kolodner
As the Supreme Court hears arguments on student loan forgiveness, three experts explain what’s at stake
January 10, 2023
Marketplace
Stephanie Hughes
Biden student loan plan would let borrowers pay less, get forgiveness faster
December 14 , 2022
New York Times
Anemona Hartocollis
A Sign that Tuition is Too High: Some Colleges are Slashing it in Half
September 8 , 2022
Washington Post
Princeton to Cover All College Bills for Families Making Up to $100,000
August 31, 2022
Politifact
Madison Czopek
Some university endowments are taxed. There are limits on how endowment funds can be spent.
August 29, 2022
National Public Radio: The Indicator from Planet Money
Paddy Hirsch
Economists take on student loan forgiveness
August 25, 2022
New York Times
David Leonhardt
Biden’s plan for debt relief is an attempt to find a middle ground.
May 6, 2022
Money
Adam Hardy
Would Student Loan Forgiveness Make Inflation Even Worse?
May 6, 2022
Forbes Advisor
Kelly Ann Smith
CancelingStudent Loan Debt Isn’t Free. Here’s Who Pays for It.
April 27, 2022
Bloomberg Quicktake
Student Loan Pause Bring Relief, Frustration
April 15, 2022
NPR Planet Money
Amanda Aronczyk
The Student Loan Paaaaauuuuuse
April 15, 2022
New York Times
Ann Carrns
More Companies Consider Helping Workers Pay Student Loans
January 14, 2022
New York Times
Peter Coy
How Much Deference Do Elite U.S. Colleges Deserve?
January 14, 2022
The Hill
Russell Berman
Rising inflation adds pain to student loan debt
January 12, 2022
The Atlantic
Alex Gangitano, Aris Folley, and Sylvan Lane
The Bold Economic Move Joe Biden Refuses to Make
January 12, 2022
Inside Higher Ed
Elizabeth Redden
Perceptions of Affordability
July 21, 2021
Newsweek
Matt Krupnick
Parent Loans ‘Fraught with Peril’ as Default Rates Hot 20. 30 Percent at Many Colleges
July 16, 2021
New York Times
Matthew Chingos
Possible Winners and Losers in a Student Loan Proposal
June 23, 2021
Washington Monthly
Anne Kim
Pell Grants Should Cover Good Short-Term Worker Training Programs
May 2, 2021
New York Times
Anemona Hartocollis and Stacy Cowley
Meet the Man Now at the Center of the Debate Over Student Debt
February 24, 2021
Wisconsin Public Radio
Dean Knetter
Democrats Pressure President Biden To Back More Student Debt Relief
February 23, 2021
Inside Higher Ed
Keri Murakami
Would Canceling Student Debt Promote Racial Equity?
February 11, 2021
Marketplace
Mitchell Hartman
Unemployed workers go back to school to get back to work”
January 29, 2021
New York Times
Ann Carrns
“Changes in FAFSA May Reduce College Aid for Some Families”
January 28, 2021
Inside Higher Ed
Kery Murakami
“Parents, Loans and Fairness”
December 21, 2020
CNBC
Abigail Hess
“New coronavirus stimulus bill does not include student loan relief”
December 17, 2020
Texas Standard
Kristin Cabrera
“There are Alternatives to Universal Student Loan Forgiveness”
December 7, 2020
Hechinger Report
Jill Barshay
“Proof Points: Is forgiving college debt the best way to solve the student loan crisis?”
August 20, 2020
Marketplace
Erika Beras
“Don’t expect a tuition refund if your university moves classes on line”
August 11, 2020
Politifact
Sophie Austin
“Donald Trump’s executive action on student loans, explained”
July 17, 2020
Money
Kenadi Silcox
“Is Going to Grad School a Good Financial Decision During a Recession?”
April 6, 2020
Hechinger Report
Jill Barshay
“How the last recession affected higher education. Will history repeat?”
February 18, 2020
New York Times
David Leonhardt
“Bloomberg’s Progressive College Plan”
February 2, 2020
USA Today
Charisse Jones
“Which student loan programs would vanish if Trump’s proposed budget goes through?”
January 28, 2020
Brookings Institution Policy 2020
Adam Looney, David Wessel, and Kadija Yilla
“Who owes All that student debt? And who’d benefit if it were forgiven?”
November 20, 2019
Education Writers Association
Amy Kolb Noyes
“How Technology is Shaping the Modern College Classroom “
November 9, 2019
NPR
Alexis Marshall
“Most of Nation’s Top Public Universities Aren’t Affordable for Low-Income Students “
September 21, 2019
NBC News
Dennis Romera
“Billionaire pays $34 million to settle Morehouse student loan debt for class of 2019“
September 12, 2019
NBC News
Benjy Sarlin
“The student debt crisis and what Democratic candidates propose doing about it”
September 11, 2019
NPR
Chris Arnold
“How to Save for Your Kid’s College Education”
September 5, 2019
Politifact
Bill McCarthy
“By the numbers: Is college worth the cost?”
August 10, 2019
Newsweek
Diane Harris
“The Truth About Student Debt: 7 Facts No One is Talking About”
July 1, 2019
Newsweek
Daniel Moritz-Rabson
“Despite Rising College Costs, Undergraduates Have Taken Out Smaller Federal Loans for Years”
June 25, 2019
Washington Post
Editorial Board
“Bernie Sanders is running on a plan to bail out rich kids”
June 24, 2019
BuzzFeed
Molly Hensley-Clancy
“How Student Debt Forgiveness Reveals the Difference Between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren“
June 14, 2019
NPR Life Kit
Cory Turner
“Paying for College: What to Know Before You Go”
May 7, 2019
New York Times
David Leonhardt
“Free College, the Best Version”
April 26, 2019
New York Times
David Leonhardt
“Warren’s Education Plan? Coulda Been Worse”
April 26, 2019
New York Times
Anemona Hartocollis
“Elizabeth Warren Wants to Cancel Student Loans. Critics Wonder if That’s the Right Solution.”
April 25, 2019
Washington Post
Jon Greenberg
“Elizabeth Warren: Does her wealth tax pay for her childcare and higher education plans?”
April 22, 2019
Washington Post
Jared Bernstein
“Another Sign of Elizabeth Warren’s Relentless Focus on Inequality”
April 12, 2019
Marketplace
“Is That Student Debt Really Worth the Burden?”
April 10, 2019
Inside Higher Ed
Doug Lederman
“What Kevin Carey Got Right (and Wrong)”
March 20, 2019
CNBC Make It
Abigail Hess
“Trump administration proposes capping student loans, cutting repayment options–here’s what that means for borrowers”
February 7, 2019
The Harvard Gazette
Colleen Walsh
“President Bacow Defends Higher Ed“
November 18, 2018
The New York Times
David Leonhardt
“Eliminating All Student Debt Isn’t Progressive”
October 16, 2018
The Wall Street Journal
Douglas Belkin
“The Real Cost of College Is Flattening as Schools Give More Scholarships”
October 1, 2018
The News-Gazette
“The Big 10 with Jeff D’Alessio”
September 6, 2018
Inside Higher Ed
Rick Seltzer
“A Gulf in the Earnings Gap”
August 23, 2018
Inside Higher Ed
Andrew Kreighbaum
“Questioning the Evidence”
April 2, 2018
The New York Times
Matt Chingos and Susan Dynarski
“An International Final Four: Which Country Handles Student Debt Best?”
January 23, 2018
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Andy Thomason
Who Has the Most Student Debt? The Wealthiest, A New Analysis Finds
January 12, 2018
New York Times
Ron Lieber
“With a Tax Deduction Gone, Is Home Equity a Smart Way to Pay for College?”
October 25, 2017
Washington Post
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
“Families are paying more out of pocket for college as tuition increases surpass grant aid”
October 25, 2017
Money
“The Price You Actually Pay for College Just Rose for the Sixth Straight Year”
June 1, 2017
Time
“The Case for Community College“
May 25, 2017
New York Times, David Leonhardt
“The Assault on Colleges—and the American Dream”
April 19, 2017
New York Times, David Leonhardt
“College, Cheaper Than You Think”
April 9, 2017
Washington Post
“Education Digest: A Fresh Look at College Affordability”
April 4, 2017
Washington Post
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
“What does college affordability really look like?”
March 14, 2017
Inside Higher Ed
Rick Seltzer
“What the Working Class Wants”
March 10, 2017
Inside Higher Ed
Wick Sloane
“Make History”
March 9, 2017
Inside Higher Ed
Rick Seltzer
“3 Years Cost Less Than 4”
January 19, 2017
WGBH
Kirk Carpezza
“Could Rhode Island Make Free College a Reality?”
January 16, 2017
PBS News Hour
“Why so many students from for-profit schools are left in debt limbo”
January 12, 2017
The Atlantic
Mikhail Zinshteyn
“Rich Students Go to graduate School to Get Richer”
December 11, 2026
Forbes
George Leef
“The Feds Should Stop Luring Students into Ruinous College Debt”
October 26, 2016
Washington Post
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
“College costs rising faster than financial aid, report says”
October 21, 2016
PBS News Hour
“Why Student Debt is a Crisis for Some Borrowers”
October 19, 2016
Forbes
Justin Draeger
“Student Loan ‘Crisis’ Overshadows Real Borrowing Issues”
October 12, 2016
David Wessel
Wall Street Journal
“Student Loans: Don’t Call It a Crisis”
(Review of Student Debt Book)
September 27, 2016
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Beckie Supiano
“Economists Offer Unconventional Wisdom on Student-Loan ‘Crisis’”
(Review of Student Debt book)
September 26, 2016
Forbes
George Leef
“Sorry, Hillary – You Can’t ‘Fix’ College With More Federal Meddling”
September 14, 2016
Inside Higher Ed
Andrew Kreighbaum
“Lawmakers Eye Endowment Tax Status”
August 31, 2016
WGBH
Kirk Carpezza
“Student Loan Crisis: Rhetoric Or Reality?
August 23, 2016
WGBH
Kirk Carpezza
“Graduate Students Working at Private Universities Can Unionize
August 8, 3016
Forbes
Nick Clements
“The Real Student Loan Crisis: Debt-Fueled Tuition Inflation”
July 30, 2016
The Atlantic
Emily Richmond
“Where Clinton and Trump Stand on Education”
July 28, 20126
NPR
Claudio Sanchez
“Is the Student Loan Crisis Fact or Fiction?
June 7, 2016
Washington Post
Jared Bernstein
“Here’s the thing about debt: It’s not nearly as bad as everyone says it is”
April 19, 2016
Wall Street Journal
Katy Stech
“Colleges Continue to Return Tuition Money in Bankruptcy Fights”
April 6, 2016
New York Times
Rochelle Sharp
“Why Upper Classmen Lose Financial Aid”
Sandy Baum 