Colleges and universities hire, pay, and promote faculty in part based on research. But is some of the humanities research worth the investment?

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For the second year in a row, Williams College in Massachusetts tops the Forbes/CCAP list of best undergraduate colleges in America.

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CCAP estimates of the distribution of education in the U.S. indicate that educational inequality fell between 1950 and 2009.

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A CCAP report published by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs looks into the state of higher education in Oklahoma.

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CCAP identified 25 Ways to Reduce the Cost of College.

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Recent Blog Posts

Recent News

  • A story in Inside Higher Ed on President Obama's comments, in the 2012 "State of the Union" address, on higher education and his threat to use federal student aid as a means to prevent colleges and universities from increasing tuition.
  • The Washington Times quoted Richard Vedder in a news report on the viability and wisdom of a proposal by Michigan Democrats to make public higher education in state tuition-free.
  • The Austin American-Statesman A covered Richard Vedder's participation in a forum on higher education and college costs in the State of Texas.

CCAP Video

Watch video of Panel 1 of the conference co-hosted by CCAP and the Cato Institute on higher education reform and faculty productivity. Panel 1 participants included Richard Vedder, Mark Bauerlein, Lee Fritschler and Liz McMillen. For more, visit Cato's website.