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February 15, 2004
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College Parents of America
What do Warren Buffett, John Grisham, Colin Powell and Oprah Winfrey have in common?
They all attended and graduated from a public college or university in their home state.
Warren Buffett, one of the world's richest men, graduated from the University of Nebraska and still...
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January 30, 2004
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College Parents of America
Last week, I wrote about the problem of ever-rising costs for higher education and this week, I promised to provide some proposed solutions.
As I gathered my thoughts, I quickly reached one conclusion: it is going to take much more than just a single column for me to cover...
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January 9, 2004
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College Parents of America
It’s been about two years since the Enron scandal was in full throttle, but the reverberations continue, and have begun to reach the university community.
This is a positive development. Not only should all schools – public and private - be financially accountable, they...
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January 2, 2004
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College Parents of America
The recipe has been written and the ingredients are in place. A team has been assembled here in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of the Nation’s Capital. With the support of our founder and chairman, Doug Laughlin, we are ready to make 2004 the year in which College...
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December 27, 2003
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College Parents of America
'Twas the week after Christmas, when all through the houseNot a student home from college was stirring, not a laptop nor mouse;
The dirty clothing was flung in the mudroom with care,In hopes that Mom, the laundress, soon would be there;
The younger siblings were nestled all...
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December 5, 2003
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College Parents of America
He is the son of a shipyard worker. He will be a first-generation college student from a hard-working family in an old industrial town. He dreams of becoming a lawyer and, someday, serving in Congress. He is, in short, the American dream.
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December 5, 2003
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College Parents of America
For current college parents, the twelve days of Christmas don't end with a partridge and a pear tree.
In fact, the year-end holidays don't seem to end at all. Increasingly, colleges and universities are scheduling longer and longer periods of time between the last day of...
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December 5, 2003
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College Parents of America
For current college parents, the twelve days of Christmas don't end with a partridge and a pear tree.
In fact, the year-end holidays don't seem to end at all. Increasingly, colleges and universities are scheduling longer and longer periods of time between the last day of...
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October 31, 2003
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College Parents of America
Two tax bills were introduced in Congress this month, one of them earlier today, which are intended to make higher education more accessible and affordable for America’s families.
The first bill, authored on October 7 by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), and co-sponsored by...
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October 24, 2003
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College Parents of America
At College Parents of America, we strive to provide valuable resource information to our members, as well as vigorous advocacy.
While many of my recent columns have centered around some of the key advocacy issues that we are focusing on – to serve you – here in Washington,...
