Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education: Media Coverage

2018

9/4/18 What Students Say Is Good Teaching

Inside Higher Ed

5/27/18 Chancellor Rebecca Blank: Wisconsin and the future of undergraduate education

Wisconsin State Journal

4/12/18 Unlocking the 'Black Box' of College Outcomes

EdSurge

4/7/18 College for the Disadvantaged 
Letter to the Editor from Jonathan F. Fanton

The New York Times

2/23/18 Q & A: Student Success Summit keynoter Michael McPherson shares insights on report

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education News

2/6/18 Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Improving College Affordability

U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

1/31/18 Graduates who borrowed 
DataPoints

Community College Daily

1/24/18 Q&A with Michael McPherson

ACUE Community

1/16/18 Tech that Provides Flexibility Can Drive Up College Completion

EdTech

2017

12/15/17 On Campus Radio: Debt, Education and Taxes

WGBH News

12/13/17 The Future of Undergraduate Education

ACUE Community

12/12/17 The Future Of: Education 
(video)

The Wall Street Journal

12/4/17 Practical Fixes Could Improve Undergraduate Higher Ed

Campus Technology

11/30/17 A Call to Reform Undergraduate Education

Inside Higher Ed

11/30/17 As Higher Education Grows More Crucial, How Can It Be Improved?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

11/30/17 College And Bust: Why So Many Students Don’t Stay The Course

WAMU 88.5

11/15/17 Supporting Undergraduate Teaching Improvement

Inside Higher Ed

11/2/17 Yes, Financial Investment in College Completion Pays Off

Campus Technology

10/25/17 A Highways Project for College Completion

Inside Higher Ed

10/24/17 New research questions the value of certificates pushed by colleges, policymakers

The Hechinger Report

9/6/17 Updated Classic on Race Relations 
Beverly Daniel Tatum, Spelman College, commission member

Inside Higher Ed

9/1/17 Labor Day lesson: US workers can get better pay via better training 
Sandy Baum, Urban Institute, commission member

The Hill

8/31/17 Do too many community college students major in liberal arts? 
Sandy Baum, Urban Institute, commission member

Urban Wire

8/28/17 The Biggest Misconception About Today’s College Students

The New York Times

7/27/17 Survey of Non-College Credentials

Inside Higher Ed

7/21/17 Are MOOCs, Bootcamps and Other Alternative Education Options Effective?

U.S. News & World Report

7/18/17 One University President's Candid Take On The Future Of Higher Ed

NPR Ed

6/26/17 Undergraduate education is broken. Solutions start with faculty and rigor.

The Washington Post

4/30/17 As Decision Day Looms, Students Struggle With College Choices

On Campus

4/4/17 What does college affordability really look like?

The Washington Post

1/18/17 America’s Great Working-Class Colleges 
Diana Natalicio, University of Texas at El Paso, commission member

The New York Times

1/16/17 Why so many students from for-profit schools are left in debt limbo 
Sandy Baum, Urban Institute, commission member

PBS NewsHour

2016

10/4/16 Income, racial gaps remain in higher education, report finds

dailytarheel.com

9/29/16 Is the Future of Higher Education a “Multi-Directional Swirl?”

Nonprofit Quarterly

9/29/16 New Report Paints Data-Rich Picture of US Higher Education

Academe Blog

9/23/16 Ten takeaways on what students face on journey through college

edscoop

9/22/16 Most people want a college degree, but reaching that goal remains a challenge, report says

Cleveland.com

9/22/16 The State of Undergraduate Education

Inside Higher Ed