Tag: Tuition
Why Tuition Is Skyrocketing: An Inconvenient Truth
About the Author: Mike Oaks is a JD/MBA candidate at Cornell for the class of 2022. Before attending Cornell, Mike earned a bachelor’s degree in English Language from Brigham Young University and worked as an operations analyst at Morgan Stanley, account executive at Qualtrics, and congressional intern for House Representative Mia Love. Mike is currently…
10 May 2021
The Price Is Not Right: Solving Student Debt Starts with Stopping Soaring Tuition Cost
(Source) On August 8, 2020, the former Secretary of Education renewed the suspension of student loans, stopped collections, and waived federal loan interest until the end of the year. The action taken by the federal government acknowledges that there is a problem but addresses only the immediate threat by providing temporary relief. In September, some…
8 Mar 2021
Increased Tuition for an Inferior Product: The University’s Guide to Not Caring
(Source) Imagine you decided to go to the dealership to buy yourself a brand-new car. After carefully researching the model and make of car and shopping around for a good deal, you finally decide to make the purchase. When the car gets delivered, you are excited to take it out for a drive, only to…
9 Nov 2020