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Events • September 18, 2019 

# Realistic Solutions to Big College Problems: Overhauling the Higher Education Act 

American higher education is in a bad place: public confidence is dropping, prices are daunting, and presidential candidates are clamoring to fundamentally change how it’s funded. Join us to hear U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R‑FL) discuss his interest in finding solutions to the many problems with higher education policy. Attendees will then hear from the authors and editors of three new books tackling higher education’s myriad ailments and how to fix them. Many things must change in the ivory tower, and you’ll hear clear, grounded ideas about what those should be.

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##### Phillip W. Magness 

Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History, American Institute for Economic Research

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##### Richard K. Vedder 

Senior Fellow, Independent Institute Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Economics, Ohio University

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##### [Todd Zywicki](/people/todd-zywicki)

Former Senior Fellow, Cato Institute. Coeditor of the Cato book Unprofitable Schooling: Examining Causes of, and Fixes for, America’s Broken Ivory Tower

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##### [Neal McCluskey](/people/neal-mccluskey)

Former Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute