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The Tuition Discounting Trap: Understanding Net Price at Private Colleges

February 12, 2026

Over the past few weeks, I’ve published several articles about private colleges in the US. My first post discussed two articles by Daniel Greenstein, whose research of more than 1,000…

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Iowa Private Colleges Protest Community College Bachelor’s Degrees

February 3, 2026

I had planned to take a break from writing about private colleges. Last week’s LinkedIn postings from several colleagues motivated me to read several articles about private four-year colleges in…

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Which Private Colleges and Universities in Pennsylvania Can Survive Small…

January 26, 2026

[Note: This article follows some of the format from three previous articles commenting on Daniel Greenstein’s analysis of more than 1,000 private colleges across the U.S., and my thoughts about…

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What You Should Know About Board Membership Before Saying Yes

January 19, 2026

I was recently asked to facilitate a workshop about serving on boards. Thanks to a successful and lengthy professional career, I estimate that I have actively served on at least…

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Small Private Colleges Need to Break the Cycle and Innovate

January 12, 2026

A month or so ago, I wrote an article about two of Daniel Greenstein’s papers, which discuss the financial status of private colleges and universities. The first of his papers,…

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Florida Private Colleges and Universities: The Impact of Scale, Admissions…

January 6, 2026

[Note: This article follows the format from two previous articles commenting on Daniel Greenstein’s analysis of private colleges across the U.S. and my review utilizing data from 15 private colleges…

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Virginia Private Colleges: The Impact of Scale and Admissions Selectivity

December 18, 2025

[Note: This article follows the format from a previous article commenting on Daniel Greenstein’s analysis of more than 1,000 private colleges across the U.S., and my thoughts about his analysis…

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Small Private Colleges: The Impact of Scale and Admissions Selectivity

December 10, 2025

Small private colleges have been the subject of numerous articles predicting their risk of closure. Whether it’s low enrollments, tuition discounting, or their fixed cost structure, the causes of financial…

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If You’re Researching Colleges, Use College Navigator

December 3, 2025

Prior to the availability of the College Scorecard in 2015, the U.S. Department of Education established the College Navigator website. Created by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) and…

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