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Education and Child Policy > Higher Education


Books and Book Chapters

"Higher Education," Chapter 29, Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th Edition, (2005).

"Principle and Policy in Public University Admissions: Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger," by Roger Pilon, Cato Supreme Court Review: 2002-2003.

Cato Studies

"The Affirmative Action Myth," by Marie Gryphon, Policy Analysis no. 540, April 13, 2005

"Making College More Expensive: The Unintended Consequences of Federal Tuition Aid," by Gary Wolfram, Policy Analysis no. 531, January 25, 2005

"Human Capital Contracts: "Equity-like" Instruments for Financing Higher Education," by Miguel Palacios, Policy Analysis no. 462, December 16, 2002

"The Threat to Independent Education: Public Subsidies and Private Colleges," by Gary Wolfram, Policy Analysis no. 278, August 15, 1997

Opinion and Commentary

"Every University a Junkie," by Neal McCluskey, New York Post, May 30, 2008

"Inventing a Student Loan Crisis," by Neal McCluskey, American Spectator (Online), April 21, 2008

"Florida Teachers vs. Poor Parents," by Andrew J. Coulson, Orlando Sentinel, April 11, 2008

"Culture of Success," by Brink Lindsey, The New Republic, February 28, 2008

"College Tuition Inflaters," by Neal McCluskey, American Spectator (Online), February 8, 2008

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Events

"Ivory Tower Overhaul: How to Fix American Higher Ed," September 27, 2006 [Policy Forum]

"Financial Aid or Financial Burden? How Federal Financial Aid Leads to Higher College Tuition," March 3, 2005 [Capitol Hill Briefing]




Multimedia

Video Highlight Neal McCluskey breaks down the student lending issue on Bloomberg April 25, 2008 [Flash Video, 03:13]

Daily Podcast "Grassley to Endowed Universities: Spend!" featuring Neal McCluskey, February 6, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:32]

Daily Podcast "How to Hike College Tuition" featuring Neal McCluskey, July 17, 2007 [Flash Audio, 05:38]

Daily Podcast "The Student Loan Scandal" featuring Neal McCluskey, April 26, 2007 [Flash Audio, 09:37]

Daily Podcast "Rebuilding the Ivory Tower" featuring Neal McCluskey, September 25, 2006 [Flash Audio, 05:23]

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