August 2, 2006 10:43AM 

# New Higher Ed Think Tank in Town 

By [Neal McCluskey](https://www.cato.org/people/neal-mccluskey) 

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There is a new group joining the national debate over higher education, and unlike many student advocates and higher education associations, its leader, economist Richard Vedder, knows that pouring more money into colleges and universities just expands the ivory tower, it doesn’t make the tower better.

Welcome, [Center for College Affordability and Productivity](http://collegeaffordability.net/default.aspx)! It’s nice to have you with us.

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[Education](https://www.cato.org/education), [General](https://www.cato.org/general), [Center for Educational Freedom](https://www.cato.org/center-educational-freedom) 

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