Richard Vedder

Richard Vedder

Richard Vedder believes that the crisis in American higher education and other contemporary social problems can be traced directly to the explosive growth of federal student loans since the mid-twenti......

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Richard Vedder

In the Fall 2017 Academic Questions (vol. 30 no. 3), Richard Vedder describes the harms done to higher education by federal involvement and offers some solutions going forward.

• Department of Education

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Richard Vedder

Vedder explains how U.S. Department of Education funds can become misused resources.

• Scholarships/Financial Aid
• Gov't Grants & Intervention

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Richard Vedder

Vedder foresees big changes coming in American higher education.

• College Costs
• Economics
• For-Profit Education
• Higher Ed Bubble
• Online Education
• Open Education

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Richard Vedder

NAS Board member Richard Vedder discusses the probable reasons for continually rising college costs.

• College Costs
• Higher Ed Bubble
• Higher Ed Finance

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