Course # 35720 Section Number 2 Day(s) M- W Time(s) 1:30pm-2:50pm Term Spring 2025 Specialization Education Policy Course Instructor Derek Rury Syllabus Syllabus 2/14/25 This course will examine major policy issues in higher education in both the United States and abroad. Topics covered will include models of individuals’ educational investment decisions, rationale for government involvement in higher education markets, the effects of higher education on long-term social and economic outcomes, and the behavior of institutions that produce higher education. Students will use economic models and interpret experts’ empirical findings to analyze current issues in higher education policy such as free community college, financial aid and student loans, affirmative action, higher education accountability, and student debt relief. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Spring 2025 Higher Education Policy Derek Rury Monday, Wednesday 10:30am-11:50am Syllabus Spring 2025 Higher Education Policy Derek Rury Monday, Wednesday 1:30pm-2:50pm Syllabus Recent News More news Provost Katherine Baicker Honored with 2025 William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research Wed., May 28, 2025 Where Passion Meets Policy: The Story of Samantha Kent, AM’20 Tue., May 27, 2025 Student Profile: Sophie Lara, MACRM Class of 2027 Tue., May 20, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Thu., May 29, 2025 | 8:30 AM Get to Know Harris! Public Sector Scholarship Fri., May 30, 2025 | 12:00 PM Masterclass with Navin Kumar Tue., June 03, 2025 | 5:00 PM
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