Bankruptcy is a form of renewal available to those who have tried to do something worthwhile but failed.Ā If borrowing power is earned by experience and potential performance thank God for bankruptcyās protection.Ā If borrower or lender enter into aā¦
Clear communication regarding value and cost in higher education is more important than ever.Ā College presidents and financial analysts agree — mission focus is essential. āIn general, higher education does not know how to speak for its interests. It offersā¦
The loan industry has a dubious impact on higher education.Ā It advocates, unknowingly or deceitfully, that a college degree is always an excellent investment.Ā Ā It helps shift focus to cost as a measure of everything, away from quality, value andā¦
The beauty of American higher education is the coupling of thought and action:Ā Thinking people putting ideas to work make a university strong.Ā Itās the foundation of a free society to boot. But is it a disappearing reality? āYou see,ā¦
Students and families should understand what is desired from an education. Socially or politically prescribed solutions for personal aspirations donāt work. “Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all thatā¦
The number and value of college degrees produced in the U.S. will be a bone of contention for a long time and the marrow of that bone is that the cost of the degree is no longer borne solely byā¦
This was originally published on May 14, 2012. It may be worth a second read. Walter V. Wendler ______________________________________________________ Dear Graduating Senior, I am begging your pardon for a somber reflection amidst the joy of accomplishment: not to be aā¦
