Clare McCann
@claremccann.bsky.social
#HigherEd policy @PEERresearch.bsky.social. Formerly at New America Education, US Department of Education, Arnold Ventures. Bucks County, PA native. A fan of chocolate and The Container Store. Posts are my own.
And for more on how the graduate and professional limits will affect student borrowing (and how parent borrowers will be affected by those new limits), here's another piece with more data from @peerresearch.bsky.social! www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl... 4/4
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
And for more on how the graduate and professional limits will affect student borrowing (and how parent borrowers will be affected by those new limits), here's another piece with more data from @peerresearch.bsky.social! www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl... 4/4
@peerresearch.bsky.social's @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social has looked at the current borrowing levels across fields of study. Check out the attached (green dots for fields that fall in the new definition) for more on the average annual borrowing of the largest professional fields today. 2/
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
@peerresearch.bsky.social's @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social has looked at the current borrowing levels across fields of study. Check out the attached (green dots for fields that fall in the new definition) for more on the average annual borrowing of the largest professional fields today. 2/
At this week's #highered negotiations, @usdeptofed.bsky.social proposed a new definition of professional programs that includes this list of 10, plus clinical psychology/psych Ph.Ds, and related programs (i.e., in the same 4-digit CIP code as any of those fields). 1/
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
At this week's #highered negotiations, @usdeptofed.bsky.social proposed a new definition of professional programs that includes this list of 10, plus clinical psychology/psych Ph.Ds, and related programs (i.e., in the same 4-digit CIP code as any of those fields). 1/
Staff reductions @usedgov.bsky.social will likely facilitate an uptick in institutional misconduct, as colleges are able to get away with not following the rules, a senior FSA official acknowledged to @insidehighered.com @jessicablake.bsky.social www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
July 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Staff reductions @usedgov.bsky.social will likely facilitate an uptick in institutional misconduct, as colleges are able to get away with not following the rules, a senior FSA official acknowledged to @insidehighered.com @jessicablake.bsky.social www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
The Senate just passed a new #highered accountability framework -- @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social, @tiacaldwell.bsky.social, and I analyzed what it will mean for colleges, who's off the hook, and how Congress can improve it going forward. www.american.edu/spa/peer/acc...
July 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Senate just passed a new #highered accountability framework -- @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social, @tiacaldwell.bsky.social, and I analyzed what it will mean for colleges, who's off the hook, and how Congress can improve it going forward. www.american.edu/spa/peer/acc...
There are also big differences in debt within fields, too. Some schools leave graduates with way more debt than others -- but not necessarily with similarly higher earnings. Take law schools, for instance: Of 197 law programs in the data, 17 had median debt levels at least $50k above the median. 6/
April 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
There are also big differences in debt within fields, too. Some schools leave graduates with way more debt than others -- but not necessarily with similarly higher earnings. Take law schools, for instance: Of 197 law programs in the data, 17 had median debt levels at least $50k above the median. 6/
...But those aren't necessarily the highest-debt programs. MBAs account for as much annual graduate loan volume as dentistry programs (because there are five times as many MBA borrowers), but one-fifth the annual debt load ($18k for MBAs, $80-100k for dentistry). 4/
April 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
...But those aren't necessarily the highest-debt programs. MBAs account for as much annual graduate loan volume as dentistry programs (because there are five times as many MBA borrowers), but one-fifth the annual debt load ($18k for MBAs, $80-100k for dentistry). 4/
NEW REPORT: @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social knows the data on graduate student debt better than most -- and you should read his @peerresearch.bsky.social brief on the topic to learn more! www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl... 1/
April 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
NEW REPORT: @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social knows the data on graduate student debt better than most -- and you should read his @peerresearch.bsky.social brief on the topic to learn more! www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl... 1/