Qyana M. Stewart

Nov 20, 2024 | tcf.org | Carolyn Fast |Qyana M. Stewart |Amber Villalobos |Robert Shireman

The next four years will be tumultuous for students and colleges. President-elect Trump is expected to aggressively reorient the federal role in higher education, and his agenda may face little challenge from either Congress or the courts. The first Trump administration prioritized proprietary colleges’ profits over the interests of defrauded students and reduced protections for vulnerable students.

Oct 16, 2024 | tcf.org | Qyana M. Stewart |Carolyn Fast |Amber Villalobos |Stephanie Hall

TCF senior fellow and director of higher education Carolyn Fast testified before the New Jersey State Senate Higher Education Committee on October 10, 2024.

Oct 16, 2024 | tcf.org | Qyana M. Stewart |Amber Villalobos |Robert Shireman |Denise Smith

TCF senior fellow and director of higher education Carolyn Fast testified before the New Jersey State Senate Higher Education Committee on October 10, 2024.

Oct 10, 2024 | tcf.org | Peter Granville |Margot Ngo |Denise Smith |Qyana M. Stewart

Much of the current conversation in the higher education community is focused on value and the return on investment (ROI) that students obtain as a result of pursuing higher education. But while the nation seems to be reconsidering whether a college education is worth the cost, not enough attention is being paid to how individual institutions manage to provide a high ROI to students.

Jan 26, 2023 | tcf.org | Tiara Moultrie |Stephanie Hall |Qyana M. Stewart |Denise Smith

Today, millions of students attend college online, including millions enrolled in online programs offered by colleges that are physically located in another state. These online students may assume that they are protected by the same basic consumer protection laws that cover brick-and-mortar students in their state, such as refund and cancellation rights, and tuition reimbursement funds that help students when schools close abruptly.