College of Education and Human Development
U.S. Department of Education Holds College Affordability Forum at Mason
November 14, 2013
Arne Duncan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, hosted a forum on college affordability yesterday at George Mason University.
The public forum was an opportunity for the public to provide feedback on President Obama’s higher education plan to develop a college rating system.
President Ángel Cabrera (left) and College of Education and Human Development Dean Mark Ginsberg (center) greet U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan before they speak at an open forum on college affordability at the Fairfax campus. Photo by Alexis Glenn/Creative Services/George Mason University.
Mark R. Ginsberg, dean of Mason's College of Education and Human Development, provided opening remarks. He made note of President Ángel Cabrera's visioning and strategic planning process for the university, which holds "accessbility" as a core value.
The Obama Administration's higher education plan aims to develop a rating system that measures college value and affordability and eventually to tie federal aid to institutional performance. The idea is for students to be able to access additional levels of aid at higher-performing colleges. To send feedback on the plan, the public is invited to e-mail collegefeedback@ed.gov.
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