Higher Education Policy

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Higher Education Policy

Rethinking Higher Education Business Models

March 28, 2012

Information technology has long been seen as a major key to meeting this challenge, but the results thus far have been disappointing. In this brief, the authors argue that the fault is not with …

Obama’s College Affordability Blueprint and the Role of Technology

February 21, 2012

In President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, he stressed the importance of education to his economic agenda. He reemphasized the national goal of leading the world with the highest …

President Obama’s Blueprint for Keeping College Affordable and Within Reach for All Americans

January 27, 2012

This White House fact sheet from the Obama administration highlights six new reforms to promote shared responsibility to address the college affordability challenge. …

Information Constraints and Financial Aid Policy

February 3, 2012

One justification for public support of higher education is that prospective students, particularly those from underprivileged groups, lack complete information about the costs and benefits of a…

Disrupting College

February 9, 2011

A new report discusses how disruptive innovation can deliver quality and affordability to postsecondary education. A new report discusses how d…

Tune In February 21 -- Obama’s College Affordability Blueprint and the Role of Technology

February 14, 2012

This free hour-long session, “ Obama’s College Affordability Blueprint and the Role of Technology ,” will provide an overview of the president’s education agenda, review how higher edu…