Nick Anderson

Fighting for higher ed at the American Council on Education. Former Washington Post writer. (he/him/his) Fervent belief: Higher education builds America.

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

I don’t know what’s weirder—Seeing Scherzer warm up here in a Blue Jays uniform or seeing no Washington Post sponsorship around the scoreboard! Go Nats!

[Karen Tumulty @ktumulty]

The ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ op-ed page on Friday, October 5, 2018

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

Grateful to @laurameckler and @DaniDougPost for their reporting. My North Star question about the ongoing demolition of the Education Department: How does any of this actually help actual students?

[Laura Meckler @laurameckler]

NEW & EXCLUSIVELY in the Washington Post: Ed Dept takes another step toward dismantling itself, set to announce that six offices will be moved to other agencies. Biggest moves: K-12 and postsecondary programs to Labor. But special ed unaffected https://t.co/1dwZ3FXvhu

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

Let's also remember, the hit squad with a bone saw. That was the "thing" that "happened."

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

Just, wow. "Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen." -- President Trump. Jamal Khashoggi, Mr. President, was a human being who made a living expressing his opinions in words. Let's not forget that. https://t.co/dZMXdzMMF5

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

@usedgov .... Umm.. one little thing: Brown didn't agree to pay a "fine." The document that secretaries McMahon and Kennedy and AG Bondi signed, along with Brown president Paxson, nowhere mentions a fine. Brown agreed to pay $50m to state workforce development organizations.

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

@UC_Newsroom Which is unacceptable.

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

True yesterday before the election, true today after it, and true in all the tomorrows you envision: #HigherEdBuildsAmerica https://t.co/eEKJgB5FNH. We at @ACEducation are ready to build.

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

And congrats to all these scientists!
@UofCalifornia, building America since 1868.

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

Let’s get real: Nobel Prizes don’t come out of nowhere. Federal funds seeded the ground for these amazing discoveries from UC. That funding stream now faces massive and pointless stress. If these cuts continue, who knows how many future Nobels we’ll forgo? #HigherEdBuildsAmerica

[University of California @UofCalifornia]

University of California faculty and alumni won five Nobel Prizes this week, setting a new record for the most faculty of one institution to achieve this great honor in a single year 🏅💙 💛

These remarkable achievement highlight the ongoing contributions of America’s #1 public research university and the central role of federal funding in advancing world-changing scientific inquiry.

https://t.co/BZhRNnL63K

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

You can get Hot Takes on higher ed anywhere. But for What is Actually Happening in the policy chaos of Washington, you need a readout from Fansmith, Spreitzer and Gunja. Tune in at 2 pm to dotEDU from @ACEducation. https://t.co/vbZfCWOqRT

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

@ENERGY dc

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

"This cannot be a template for the government’s approach to American higher education,” @ACEducation's Ted Mitchell tells @AP. “Columbia was put in an untenable position by the outrageous actions of the executive branch of the government.”
https://t.co/0V5JYw1Z7l

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

@LHSummers @Columbia @Harvard With respect, I see it differently. Not an excellent template for government action. The real template should be following due process and the rule of law.

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

Spellings now leads the @BPC_Bipartisan, and Mitchell is president of @ACEducation.

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

In Fox News online, Margaret Spellings (former Bush Education secretary) and Ted Mitchell (former Obama senior ED official) argue for a new wave of bipartisan education reform to address challenges in K12 and higher education. https://t.co/fqCpUgICYx

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

Love the points Mark Schlissel, former U-Michigan president, makes here in @detroitnews. Federal funding for research and student aid is an investment, not a subsidy. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica https://t.co/H2F0mX8Ozg

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

@erichoov @JonBoeckenstedt In honor of his last day, with equal gratitude, I offer you this from deep in the archives. With a dandy photo of @JonBoeckenstedt peering deep into the VR-aided Cosmic Future of College Enrollment... https://t.co/UbLpCPyiJI

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

@JoeDavidsonWP Bravo, Joe! What a magnificent run you've had. It is, in its own way, a model of service to readers and the public. Thank you for all you've reported and written.

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

Tools to advocate for Pell Grant and other student aid: https://t.co/uhw6fQABRA

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

COMPELLED to speak up, I file this brief to an appellate court: Public opinion. It is wholly repellant to me that the pellucid idea of financial aid for those in need is under siege. 1/

[Nick Anderson @HigherEdNick]

Let’s spell it out clearly: Pell Grants are, right now, propelling millions of Americans of modest means toward their life goals. Any notion to the contrary, I declare, is hereby EXPELLED. 3/