I'll say it again: male suicide is a public health crisis. The rate is x4 times higher for boys and men, rising, and is now higher among young men than middle aged men, per Jean Twenge (author of GENERATIONS, iGEN)

7 months ago, we argued for Harvard University and other universities to adopt institutional neutrality at Deseret News. This week, they finally did. Now, they need to focus on rebuilding the university as a formative institution. Beth Akers and I: aei.org/education/harv…

'By freeing itself from endless bloviation on the political issue de jour, Harvard (and any other colleges that follow suit) may focus time, resources, and attention on more important things.' Beth Akers & Joe Pitts AEI Education aei.org/education/harv…

Beth Akers writes, “For the overwhelming majority of students and families, higher education is primarily about acquiring knowledge and skills, not activism.” Harvard Takes a Step in the Right Direction aei.org/education/harv…

Doubling something means twice as much, right? Correct. Unless it's the Pell Grant. In that case, doubling means taking the highest income recipients and increasing their grant 7 times over. What the what? Read Sandy Baum's new piece Urban Institute. urban.org/urban-wire/dou…

With lawsuits pending on Biden's SAVE plan for student loan repayment, my deep dive into what Congress intended when it gave the Secretary of Education authority to design income-driven repayment plans is out tomorrow with Defense of Freedom Institute.

My latest with Michael Brickman with help from Joe Pitts

“I think that there started to be a bigger cost to institutions in playing that role,” Beth Akers said. “My sense is that it just becomes a liability and distracts from the central missions of these institutions.” nationalreview.com/news/why-unive…

Excellent primer on the latest legal roadblocks for Biden's student loan cancelation efforts.

Here’s where things stand, and what we know vs. what we don't know about the future of SAVE, as well as potential impacts on other student loan forgiveness and repayment programs. forbes.com/sites/adammins…

My latest for AEIdeas! Biden’s student loan forgiveness crusade hits more roadblocks.

Big SCOTUS decision in the Chevron case creates another hurdle for Biden's student loan cancellation crusade. Very nice explainer from Adam S. Minsky forbes.com/sites/adammins…

A bittersweet goodbye to AEI Education: my final research project with Beth Akers as her RA. We explore what a future reform-minded presidential administration could do to mend America's higher education finance system, for Max Eden's Conservative Education Reform Network.

New Working Paper! "The Graduation Part II: Graduate School Graduation Rates" with Lesley Turner We document several facts about graduation rates for graduate school using admin data from Texas nber.org/papers/w32749 Ungated: drive.google.com/file/d/1n2iDOh…

🚨The Biden Administration may be trying to sneak illegal student debt cancellation by the courts. It's bad enough to illegally spend $150 billion. Don't circumvent the will of Congress and the law! crfb.org/press-releases…

Know an early-career researcher studying crime/CJ policy in the US? If they have an ongoing causal research project, please tell them they should apply for funding via this RFP! Sometimes we all need a personal nudge/invitation. Please help us help them! assets.arnoldventures.org/uploads/Causal…

I’m calling it. This will be THE Halloween costume for 2024.

I'm thrilled to announce that next month American Enterprise Institute will publish a volume I've edited with Yuval Levin & Ryan Streeter: Doing Right by Kids. We and the volume's contributors are trying to define an "opportunity conservatism"--an agenda to increase upward mobility for poor kids. /1

Super smart play by SSRC. If your university admin is a nightmare, you can run your grants through them instead! #competition ssrc.org/how-we-work/fi…

This will drive up home prices. Pushing home ownership farther out of reach for the neediest Americans.