Mark Wrighton of Washington University, Elizabeth Stroble of Webster University, Zelema Harris of the St. Louis Community College system, and Brady Deaton of the University of Missouri-Columbia discuss college affordability at a conference organized by the Scholarship Foundation of St.…
SIU Edwardsville Prof. Bryon Ehlmann bikes home from campus in 2005. PHOTO BY SAM LEONE/PD
Glenn Poshard, president of Southern Illinois University and a former U.S. representative, is back on the stump these days, warning that state budget cuts soon may…
President Barack Obama has catapulted himself into the heart of families with his plans to alter the federal government’s role in providing access to student loans — at least among families with children at or near college age.
In rapidly growing numbers,…
A student relaxing outside the student center at St. Louis Community College at Meramec. Jerry Naunheim, Jr./Post-Dispatch
Natalia Kolesnikova, an economist for Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, last week published a study showing that for students interested in a “a…
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As economic conditions worsen, a reckoning is underway nearly everywhere. The financial industry has accepted unprecedented government involvement. Local governments are searching for ways to pay their bills and maintain basic services. The American auto industry is dancing around bankruptcy.…
These are excerpts from Bob Kerrey’s visit to the editorial board on Friday (May 9). Presented are thoughts from the former governor and U.S. Senator from Nebraska (now president of The New School) on these…
