How to Break the House Impasse

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Washington -- To break the current impasse over the debt ceiling and the continuing resolution to fund the government, House Republicans who...

Comparisons Across Capitals

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October, 2013 Lincoln -- Trying to keep track of developments in three capitals provides a perspective to make comparisons. Berlin is d...

Historic Opportunity, No Legislation Required

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October, 2013 Washington -- Many college admission directors and business officers across the country are worried about the sustainability...

Time to Act, Mr. Secretary

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September, 2013 Washington -- In the previous post, I described new research on how colleges move around billions of dollars in students...

Research In, Opinion Shifting

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September, 2013 Washington -- Last month, the National Bureau of Economic Research published an important paper demonstrating how colleg...

Assembling to Remember Great Scientists and Remarkable Nebraskans

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August, 2013 Lincoln -- On August 9th, in perfect weather, a dozen of us assembled in Wyuka Cemetery to recall an event a hundred years ea...

How Not To Do Higher Education Budgeting (Part III: Federal Budgeting)

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Washington -- President Obama shook up the higher education community with some suggested reforms to how the federal government goes about s...

How Not to Do Higher Education Budgeting (Part II)

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Washington -- The relationship between state tax support and tuition charges at public universities is a complex one and should be treated a...

How Not To Do Higher Education Budgeting (Part I)

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August, 2013 Washington -- The University of Wisconsin and Iowa State University recently demonstrated bad practices in higher education ...

The Ultimate Senate Gang

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August, 2013 Washington -- As Congress sinks even lower in its inability to measure up to the nation's challenges, one of the few bri...