April 2012
04/20/12: Michael Rosen, in a piece for AEI’s The American identified Richard Vedder as the “foremost national expert on college tuition.”
04/03/12: The Dayton Daily News covered the 2011 bonuses Ohio State University awarded to employees and quoted Richard Vedder in the story.
04/03/12: The editor of Parenting magazine cited CCAP research in a column on preparing children for college.
04/02/12: A story by Patrick McGuigan for CapitolBeatOK on the graduation rate of the University of Oklahoma quoted Jonathan Robe.
March 2012
03/31/12: A story by Todd Finkelmeyer for The Capital Times covered Richard Vedder’s participation in a higher ed conference in Madison Wisconsin.
03/25/12: A piece for the Boston Globe on the role government financial aid plays in college costs cited CCAP research.
03/25/12: Clarence Page devoted his March 25, 2012 column on the success of colleges at teaching critical thinking and quoted Richard Vedder.
03/23/12: A story for Mint Press News on state-based grants for college students quoted Andrew Gillen.
03/22/12: A segment on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” discussed Richard Vedder’s research on the “value-added” of a collegiate education.
03/22/12: In a op-ed for CNN.com, former U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett cited Andrew Gillen’s research on the relationship between tuition and government financial aid.
03/21/12: George Leef summarized CCAP research on federal financial aid and tuition in a piece for the Clarion Call.
03/18/12: An op-ed on tuition subsidies in the Detroit Free Press quoted Richard Vedder.
03/15/12: A story for CaliforniaWatch.org on public university building projects in California quoted Richard Vedder.
03/11/12: A story for SmartMoney on college athletics and the associated costs cited CCAP research.
03/11/12: In his syndicated column, Clarence Page talked about alternatives to college and extensively quoted Richard Vedder.
03/09/12: A piece by Hans Bader on the “higher education bubble” for OpenMarket.org cited Andrew Gillen’s research.
February 2012
02/21/12: Minding the Campus hosted a forum with reactions to CCAP research related to the hypothesis that federal financial aid contributes to tuition increases.
02/11/12: The Tennessean ran a story on debt burdens of college students in Tennessee and quoted Richard Vedder.
02/09/12: A Yahoo! News post on the history of college rankings cited CCAP research.
02/06/12: The Daily published a story on the growth of higher education administrators cited CCAP research and quoted Richard Vedder.
January 2012
01/27/12: Julie Mack filed a story in the Kalamazoo Gazette on college costs which cited CCAP research and quoted Richard Vedder.
01/27/12: A post on HotAir.com discussed Richard Vedder’s musings on the need for higher education reform.
01/26/12: A piece by Alex Pollock for The American on student loan reform cited Richard Vedder.
01/26/12: A story in Inside Higher Ed on President Obama’s comments on higher education in the 2012 “State of the Union” address quoted Jonathan Robe.
01/19/12: The Washington Times, in a news report on a proposal in Michigan to offer tuition-free education, quoted Richard Vedder.
01/13/12: A story in the Austin American-Statesman covered Richard Vedder’s involvement in a forum on higher education in Texas.
December 2011
12/15/11: Richard Vedder was quoted in a story by Times Higher Education on the role a “campus building frenzy” plays in rising college costs.
12/14/11: NextGen Journal published a story on efforts to cut college costs and quoted Richard Vedder.
12/10/11: The Economist‘s Schumpeter discussed Professor Mark Bauerlein’s research (published by CCAP) on scholarly literary research.
12/06/11: Human Events reported on Andrew Gillen’s participation in a panel on higher ed student loans.
12/04/11: A story on the finances of college athletics for the Louisville Carrier-Journal quoted Matthew Denhart.
November 2011
11/21/11: A story in Inside Higher Ed profiled a report, published by CCAP on the costs and benefits of literary research by college faculty.
11/17/11: An article by Mark Kantrowitz for FastWeb.com on net tuition and net price of college discussed CCAP research.
11/17/11: Richard Vedder participated in an online symposium for US News and World Report on the question: “Is a College Degree Still Worth It?”
11/07/11: A news story in Inside Higher Ed on student loan repayment programs quoted Andrew Gillen.
11/06/11: An opinion piece in the Pittsburgh Post-Dispatch cited CCAP’s research on underemployment of college graduates.
October 2011
10/28/11: A story for Investor’s Business Daily on student loan debt quoted Andrew Gillen.
10/28/11: An article in The Deal Magazine on for-profit higher education cited CCAP research on tuition inflation.
10/26/11: A news article for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on student loan debt quoted Richard Vedder.
10/22/11: A story in the New York Post on student loan debt quoted Andrew Gillen.
10/21/11: The Plains Daily profiled CCAP’s research on higher education in North Dakota.
10/16/11: A column in the Las Vegas Sun, which argued that higher education is not working, cited Richard Vedder.
10/12:11: A U.S. News & World Report article on alternatives to a college education cited Richard Vedder.
September 2011
09/19:11: A story on whether college is still worth it for The Miami Herald quoted Richard Vedder.
09/14/11: In his syndicated column, Walter Williams discussed CCAP research on the underemployment of college graduates.
09/10/11: Michelle Singletary extensively quoted Richard Vedder in a Washington Post column devoted to Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s push for lower cost bachelor’s degrees.
09/06/11: Richard Vedder contributed to a New York Times ”Room for Debate” forum on whether or not a $10,000 bachelor’s degree is feasible.
August 2011
08/25/11: A story in The New York Times on the future of online college courses quoted Richard Vedder.
08/23/11: Richard Vedder participated in a New York Times ”Room for Debate” forum on whether the U.S. spends too much on education.
08/09/11: A story by David Hogberg for Investor’s Business Daily on university administrative bloat quoted Daniel Bennett.
08/05/11: A piece in InsideHigherEd on the college-high school earnings premium extensively quoted Richard Vedder.
July 2011
07/24/11: In an essay for MindingtheCampus.com, Charlotte Allen discussed CCAP research on college faculty teaching productivity.
07/22/11: A story on college credential inflation in The New York Times quoted Richard Vedder.
07/21/11: A report in The Washington Times on tuition increases for Fiscal Year 2012 extensively quoted Richard Vedder.
07/19/11: Michael Barone warned of a college bubble driven by massive public subsidies in a column that cited Richard Vedder
07/07/11: A piece in The Economist focused on Vance Fried’s research on developing new cost models in higher education.
07/06/11: John Stossel mentioned Richard Vedder in his column devoted to “The College Scam.”
07/06/11: An article in The Christian Science Monitor on making college more affordable quoted Richard Vedder.
June 2011
06/30/11: An article in The Washington Times on the new online tuition-comparison tool the Department of Education published quoted Richard Vedder.
06/27/11: A post by Lynn O’Shaughnessy for CBS MoneyWatch cited CCAP research on faculty teaching productivity.
06/23/11: An article by Murray Evans for Forbes quoted Richard Vedder.
06/20/11: R.R. Reno cited Richard Vedder in a column for First Things.
06/17/11: An article in The Canberra Times on the spill-over effects of higher education cited CCAP research.
06/16/11: A piece by Margaret Wente for The Globe and Mail cited Richard Vedder.
06/05/11: An article on the Ohio State football program in The Columbus Dispatch quoted Richard Vedder and David Ridpath.
06/05/11: Daniel Bennett participated in a New York Times “Room for Debate” forum on regulating for-profit colleges.
06/02/11: A post by Tina Korbe devoted to the “gainful employment” regulations quoted Daniel L. Bennett.
May 2011
05/31/11: Anthony Grafton and James Grossman criticized CCAP’s analysis of faculty productivity in teaching.
05/25/11: A story in The Chronicle of Higher Education on college administrative staffing levels cited CCAP research.
05/25/11: The Texas Tribune covered the debate in Texas over CCAP’s analysis of faculty productivity and costs at the University of Texas at Austin.
05/24/11: Daniel Luzer of Washington Monthly commented on CCAP’s research on faculty productivity.
05/23/11: The Austin American-Statesman profiled CCAP’s preliminary analysis of faculty productivity at the University of Texas at Austin.
05/22/11: A story on “runaway tuition” in the Des Moines Register quoted Richard Vedder.
05/20/11: Rich Lowry cited Richard Vedder in his May 20, 2011 column on rising student debt.
05/18/11: An article titled, “Questioning the Value of College for All,” published by TakePart, featured Richard Vedder.
05/16/11: A story for Inside Higher Ed on the future career prospects for tenured professors quoted Richard Vedder.
April 2011
04/28/11: Times Higher Education reported on CCAP’s research on the question of whether undergraduates pay more in tuition than it actually costs to educate them.
04/27/11: A story on a potential college bubble in the Chicago Tribune quoted Richard Vedder: “”Higher education is one big bailout.”
04/19/11: In an article on undergraduate business education, The Economist cited Richard Vedder.
04/19/11: William McGurn quoted Richard Vedder in his “Main Street” column on rising college costs for The Wall Street Journal (sub req’d).
04/18/11: Richard Vedder contributed to a New York Times “Room for Debate” forum on the inadequacy of undergraduate business degree programs.
04/08/11: Amanda M. Fairbanks cited Richard Vedder and Matthew Denhart in a story for The Huffington Post on the debate over faculty pay structures.
04/07/11: The Chronicle of Higher Education highlighted CCAP’s research on the comparisons between what students pay to colleges and what those colleges actually spend directly on education.
04/05/11: George Leef reviewed CCAP’s report “How College Pricing Undermines Financial Aid” for the Pope Center’s Clarion Call.
04/01/11: Richard Vedder participated in a New York Times “Room for Debate” forum on falling acceptance rates at elite colleges.
04/01/11: An article, published by American Thinker, cited Richard Vedder in the context of the public policy push for increasing the proportion of American college graduates.
March 2011
03/31/11: The Academic Cooperation Association in Brussels reviewed CCAP’s research on higher ed-specific price indices in their March 2011 newsletter (sub req’d).
03/29/11: Phyllis Schlafly highlighted CCAP’s research on trends in the underemployment of college graduates in her column on government spending on education
03/22/11: In an article for Slate, Timothy Noah quoted Richard Vedder on why tuition costs have risen so much.
03/21/11: A story for SmartMoney on college sports references Richard Vedder and CCAP’s work on college athletic fees.
03/13/11: The Las Vegas Review-Journal cited Richard Vedder in a piece on whether U.S. college attendance must be dramatically increased.
03/07/11: A CNBC.com special on the future of the liberal-arts education model quoted Richard Vedder: “A college diploma doesn’t really cut it anymore as a sure path to success.”
February 2011
02/20/11: Daniel DeVise blogged for The Washington Post about Andrew Gillen and Richard Vedder’s emphasis on the the three “I’s” of higher ed reform: incentives, information and innovation.
02/05/11: The NCAA responded to CCAP’s research of student views on the use of student fee money for athletics funding.
January 2011
01/31/11: A piece in the Columbus Dispatch referenced CCAP’s survey of Ohio University students to gauge student opinion of athletics funding.
01/31/11: USAToday covered the results of CCAP’s survey of college students’ opinions regarding the use of student fee money at Ohio University to fund intercollegiate athletics.
01/30/11: A news story in The Wall Street Journal reported on CCAP’s research on student views on institutional athletics funding at Ohio University.
01/24/11: A story in the Winnipeg Free Press on the topic of how much college students actually learn mentioned Richard Vedder’s writings on the topic.
01/17/11: The cover story for the January-February 2011 issue of Change magazine focused upon CCAP research by Matthew Denhart and Richard Vedder on intercollegiate athletics.
01/12/11: At Phi Beta Cons, George Leef commented upon CCAP’s work in analyzing faculty compensation costs at Texas A & M University.
01/11/11: Neal McCluskey of the Cato Institute referenced CCAP’s research on the trends in underemployment of college graduates.
01/06/11: The Chronicle of Higher Education announced that one of Richard Vedder’s blogs (“Why Did 17 Million Students Go to College?“) was the third most viewed piece on its website in all of 2010.
December 2010
12/29/10: The Pope Center listed the release of Richard Vedder’s book, Going Broke By Degree, as one of the top 10 most influential events affecting American higher education during the past decade.
12/20/10: A story on vocational colleges for CNBC quoted Richard Vedder.
12/16/10: A Forbes column by Jerry Bowyer on the topic of a looming college bubble referenced Richard Vedder’s work on higher education.
12/14/10: A story in InsideHigherEd on college alumni satisfaction presented Richard Vedder’s critique of the survey.
12/13/10: Minding the Campus published four responses (by Stefan Kanfer, Fred Siegel, Mark Bauerlein and Daphne Patai) to Richard Vedder’s research suggesting too many people go to college.
12/13/10: Jennifer Rubin at the Washington Posts’ “Right Turn“ reacted to Richard Vedder’s claim that college isn’t for everyone.
12/10/10: Minding the Campus hosted a forum discussion on CCAP’s research on college graduate underemployment.
12/02/10: The Washington Posts’ “College Inc.” blog summarized CCAP’s study 25 Ways to Reduce the Cost of College.
November 2010
11/29/10:Richard Vedder joined the discussion at The New York Times’ “Room for Debate” on why French scholars migrate to the U.S.
11/18/10: InsideHigherEd ran a story on CCAP’s report titled 25 Ways to Reduce the Cost of College.
11/17/10: The Pope Center’s George Leef reviewed CCAP’s report on college accreditation.
11/16/10: A Heritage Foundation webmemo on Pell Grants and college affordability referenced CCAP research.
11/10/10: The Chronicle of Higher Education summarized some of CCAP’s report 25 Ways to Reduce the Cost of College.
11/08/10: A story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution cited CCAP’s research on intercollegiate athletics.
October 2010
10/31/10: An article on college affordability in Lumina Foundation’s Focus quoted Richard Vedder.
10/28/10: A story in Businessweek on the rise in college costs quoted Richard Vedder.
10/28/10: An article in Clutch referenced Richard Vedder’s writings on HBCU’s.
10/28/10: A story on tuition hikes in The Christian Science Monitor quoted Richard Vedder.
10/20/10: The Chronicle of Higher Education highlighted CCAP’s report on higher education accreditation.
10/17/10: Richard Vedder participated in the New York Times’ Room for Debate forum on the topic, “Do Colleges Need French Departments?”
10/12/10: A story in US News & World Report, “Here Come $60,000-A-Year Colleges,” quoted Richard Vedder.
10/12/10: The BBC ran a story about the implications of a tuition fees market in Britain and referenced Richard Vedder
10/11/10: An AP story on the costs incurred by taxpayers by college dropouts cited Richard Vedder
September 2010
09/30/10: National Center for Policy Analysis cited Richard Vedder in its “Brief Analysis No. 726.”
09/22/10: USA Today ran a frontpage story which quoted Matthew Denhart on how student fees are used to finance college athletics.
09/21/10: A feature story in the Chronicle of Higher Education on the newest installment of the College Board’s “Education Pays” report quoted Richard Vedder.
09/10/10: A Washington Post article on whether a college degree is worth the high cost quoted Richard Vedder.
August 2010
08/27/10: A story on whether everyone should go to college, published by The Huffington Post, quoted Richard Vedder.
08/24/10: Richard Vedder was quoted in an article in USA Today on the job market for college graduates.
08/12/10: Campus Overload, a college blog at The Washington Post, discussed the Forbes/CCAP rankings.
08/12/10: The Huffington Post mentioned the 2010 Forbes/CCAP college rankings.
08/09/10: An article on college debt, published on Msnbc.com, cited Richard Vedder.
08/04/10: A USA Today post cited the CCAP report on for-profit higher education, written by Daniel L. Bennett, Adam R. Lucchesi, and Richard K. Vedder.
July 2010
07/29/10: The Mackinac Center for Public Policy cited Daniel L. Bennett’s report, “Trends in the Higher Education Labor Force.”
07/29/10: Richard Vedder participated in the New York Times’ Room for Debate forum on the question: What if College Tenure Dies?
07/28/10: An article for Minding the Campus quoted Daniel L. Bennett on the topic of gainful employment.
07/09/10: A New York Times article on college spending for recreation quoted Richard Vedder.
May 2010
05/24/10: The Cato @ Liberty blog commented on Daniel L. Bennett’s piece for Forbes, titled “New College Loan Rules Put Taxpayers At Risk.”
05/15/10: An article in the New York Times quoted Richard Vedder on whether some people should forgo college.
March 2010
03/01/10: A news blurb for Inside Higher Ed summarized a debate, in which Richard Vedder participated, on whether the U.S. needs more college graduates.
February 2010
02/04/10: Richard Vedder participated in the New York Times’ Room for Debate forum by responding to the question: What is the federal government’s role in controlling college costs?
January 2010
01/28/10: Daniel L. Bennett was cited in a story by Fox 5 on student loan repayment.
01/14/10: Daniel L. Bennett was cited in an article for Minding the Campus on for-profit schools.
01/07/10: Richard Vedder was quoted by the Washington Examiner in an article addressing tuition hikes.
01/05/10: Andrew Gillen is quoted in an article for Minding the Campus on student loans. (See this clarification of his comments.)
01/04/10: Richard Vedder participated in the New York Times’ Room for Debate forum by responding to the question: Are they students or ‘customers’?
2009
11/28/09: The Press of Atlantic City quoted Andrew Gillen and Daniel L. Bennett in an article on institutional merit aid.
11/22/09: Richard Vedder participated in the New York Times’ Room for Debate, answering the question: As they deal with tighter budgets, what should public universities do to balance fiscal responsibility and equal opportunity?
11/08/09: Richard Vedder participated in a Chronicle of Higher Education forum focusing on the question “Are too many students going to college?”
11/08/09: Richard Vedder commented on the value of a master’s degree in the Miami Herald.
11/03/09: Richard Vedder commented on pay for university presidents in the Boston Globe.
10/26/09: Richard Vedder was quoted in a NY Times article discussing the role of for-profit colleges.
07/16/09: Daniel L. Bennett was cited in an article for Minding the Campus.
06/15/09: A story on proposed tuition increases at California community colleges, published in InsideHigherEd.com, quoted Andrew Gillen.
04/24/09: The Chronicle of Higher Education feature story highlighted the CCAP report on the labor force trends in higher education.
04/20/09: A story in InsideHigherEd.com focused on Daniel L. Bennett’s report on the labor force trends in higher education.
04/07/09: The Chronicle of Higher Education spotlighted Andrew Gillen’s report on student financial aid.
2008
08/13/08: In conjunction with Forbes, CCAP released 2008 rankings of American colleges and universities.
05/27/08: Richard Vedder explained in the LA Times how the University of California can do more with less.
2007
06/03/07: Michael Shaughnessy of EducationNews.org interviewed Richard Vedder about his book Going Broke by Degree.