"College leaders, faculty members, and financial officers agree that the cost of higher education amounts to a crisis, but they have different ideas about how to resolve it, says a report released today by the nonpartisan research group Public Agenda," The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. "'Extended discussion and dialogue' among those groups and others will be necessary in making 'perhaps difficult decisions' during what may turn out to be a prolonged economic downturn, the report says. The report, 'Campus Commons: What Faculty, Financial Officers and Others Think About Controlling College Costs,' seeks to lay the groundwork for that discussion. It describes studies of various stakeholder groups conducted by the research group in partnership with the Making Opportunity Affordable Initiative of the Lumina Foundation for Education."

You can read the complete April 29, 2009 Chronicle of Higher Education article on-line.

Additional Media Coverage

Of Many Minds on College Costs Inside Higher Ed

Posting of "Financial Aid in the News" does not imply endorsement or support by NASFAA. If you attempt to access an article and receive a "not found" message, it is likely that the article has been removed from the site. Posted 04/29/09 to www.NASFAA.org. Please submit Web site questions or comments to Web@NASFAA.org.