ICYMI: Our #HigherEd policy team recently released the 9️⃣th edition of their national survey, #VaryingDegrees.
🔎 Despite political polarization and concerns about campus climate, the data show strong bipartisan agreement on what colleges and universities should do—and why they're still valuable.
Figure 17 from New America's "Varying Degrees 2025" report that shows that 76% of Democrats and 31% of Republicans believe the government should be more responsible for funding higher education
Who should fund #college? Depends who you ask.
According to this year's edition of #VaryingDegrees:
🔵 76% of Democrats say government should
🔴 67% of Republicans say students should
Interested in more of America’s opinions on #HigherEd? Dive into our data: www.newamerica.org/education-po...
"Varying Degrees" lead author Sophie Nguyen presents data insights from this year's report at New America's summer ice cream social event on July 30, 2025
Before we scoop out ice cream, researcher and report author Sophie Nguyen dives into important new data insights from the latest edition of #VaryingDegrees.
🎓 The top-line takeaway?? Even with rising costs and growing skepticism, most Americans still believe in the promise of #HigherEd.
SUNY Chancellor John B. King speaks about affordability at New America's event featuring new data findings from the "Varying Degrees 2025" report
"People are worried about cost. We have to take these critiques seriously—and we have to have an aggressive affordability agenda."
This afternoon, @sunychancellor.bsky.social John B. King shares his thoughts with us on new data findings from our recently released #VaryingDegrees report.
ICYMI: Last week, we released the 9️⃣th edition of our national annual survey, #VaryingDegrees.
Despite political polarization and concerns about campus climate, the data show strong bipartisan agreement on what #HigherEd should do—and why it’s still valuable.
🔎 Take a look.
ICYMI: Our policy team just released the 9️⃣th edition of their national survey, #VaryingDegrees.
Despite political polarization and concerns about campus climate, the data show strong bipartisan agreement on what #HigherEd should do—and why it’s still valuable.
🔎 Take a look.
