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Renewing the Social Contract for Higher Education
With public confidence in colleges at a crossroads, Ted Mitchell and Timothy Knowles call for a new social contract centered on student success—and offer the Carnegie-ACE classification as a path forward.

No, Endowments Are Not the Answer to Federal Attacks on Higher Ed
Misunderstanding how endowments work puts scholarships, research, and students’ futures at risk—and distracts from the real threat facing higher education today.

Three Easy Tax Fixes That Would Help Students Succeed
As Congress takes on tax reform, three bipartisan fixes—ending the tax on Pell Grants, modernizing employer education benefits, and simplifying tax credits—could make college more affordable for millions of students.