So i think it was that quality about him. And he had the ability to bring out the best in people by trying to figure out what do you want, what are your ideas, and i think it was that capacity to reach and he servedle, president s, regardless of party. He served president nixon. He served president nixon and president ford at the u. N. , and in the months before he passed away, he had worked on a commission that george w. Bush could together on social believe that it was that capacity to reach across the aisle. I went to get some background on you for growing up in new york, but before we do that, i want to show you a video of someone who looks awful lot like you. He also went to columbia university, and he is currently on the massachusetts Circuit Court, and tell us who this man is when we see him. I have had the privilege of knowing him since 1980 when i served as his first law clerk on the u. S. Court of appeals for the first circuit, and i also appeared before him on numerous occas
Completion happens before the student never enrolls in college. Two issues from the Texas College success or lack of success. The first is growing latino demography. There is also the case12 Public Schools where latinos comprise the majority of all Public School students. Problems not that there is a growing latino demography, the problem is the growth in High School Graduates has not translated to enrollment in colleges and universities. With black students, its slightly different but no less important. We have seen an increase in enrollment for the black population. It is worth raising that is an roman is not translated into completion. Far from it, its a clear example of how success on one side of the pipeline does not translate to the other side. Instead, we see in a previous arer the black students overwhelmingly going to Community Colleges as a First Choice Institution which is likely to decrease their College Completion. Next slide there is a racial achievement completiono colle
Students trying to get into college. Analysts presented studies affecting black and hispanic students including access to Student Loans and the overall effectiveness of college ratings. This is two hours, 35 minutes. The paper i am going to talk about this morning is called the color of student debt is coauthored with robert and jason. This is about student debt. Remember that more than one out of two of them have taken out a loan in order to do so. That is a significant change in the history of this country and it means something. It means the College Opportunity and tales today. In particular, i think its notable that borrowing today is no longer a choice. If one wants to attend college today and particularly of one wants to intend attend college in a low, moderate, or middle income family, its absolutely a necessity now that one borrows and thats a major change over time. Total borrowing has grown by more than 10 in the last year alone and we are hearing numbers about trillions in t
Marketplace heartbreak. Hope and promise of america. Its a book that chronicles the painful failures of policy while also having some solutions from a Classical Liberal perspective. Marcus Richard Ferguson argue that a political system ought uphold individual rights encourage voluntary exchange and Civil Society to flourish. He couldnt tell im not an american but ive always admired the United States in its history. Its a nation founded an enlightenment values and committed individual rights and the rule of law. The founding of america was unique event in Human History and best described by a question that the second president john adams asked. He asked how few of the human race have ever had an opportunity of choosing a system of government for themselves and their children. The United States we live in today is not the result of mere chance, but a conscious choice on behalf of the founders to create a new order of the ages. Unlike feudal europe built on centuries of customs and hierar
Marcus Richard Ferguson argue that a political system ought uphold individual rights encourage voluntary exchange and Civil Society to flourish. He couldnt tell im not an american but ive always admired the United States in its history. Its a nation founded an enlightenment values and committed individual rights and the rule of law. The founding of america was unique event in Human History and best described by a question that the second president john adams asked. He asked how few of the human race have ever had an opportunity of choosing a system of government for themselves and their children. The United States we live in today is not the result of mere chance, but a conscious choice on behalf of the founders to create a new order of the ages. Unlike feudal europe built on centuries of customs and hierarchy america was founded upon principles. Principles found the documents like the declaration of independence but being the first of its kind meant that americans had no blueprint or