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Student Loan Debt: Exploring The Economic Influences On Federal Student Loan Default For Students That Attended Public, Two-Year Institutions, Brian Perry
Theses and Dissertations--Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation
Over the past 30 years, a shift occurred in higher education that saw more of the burden for paying for postsecondary education placed on students. Combined with rising tuition and fees, this has led students to take on increasing amounts of student debt. Despite the historic rise in student loans, surprisingly little attention has focused on those students who default on their student loans. Additionally, the academic literature on student loans has predominately focused on traditional students at four-year institutions, despite the fact that nearly half of all undergraduates attend public two-year institutions. Finally, those studies that include economic factors …
Do Intercollegiate Athletics Subsidies Correlate With Educational Spending? An Empirical Study Of Public Division-I Colleges And Universities, Michael J. Rudolph
Do Intercollegiate Athletics Subsidies Correlate With Educational Spending? An Empirical Study Of Public Division-I Colleges And Universities, Michael J. Rudolph
Theses and Dissertations--Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation
Intercollegiate athletics are a prominent feature of American higher education. They have been characterized as the “front door” to the university due to their unique ability to draw alumni and other supporters to campus. It is often supposed that the exposure from high-profile athletics produces a number of indirect benefits including greater institutional prestige. Such exposure comes at a cost, however, as most Division I athletics programs are not financially self-sufficient and receive institutional subsidies to balance their budgets. At present, it is unclear how institutions budget for athletics subsidies or whether the recent increases in subsidies have impacted the …