"The Gift That Keeps On Giving"

(co-authored with David J. Skorton)
Forbes.com, December 2, 2013

Back at work this morning on black coffee and cold cereal after stuffing ourselves with stuffing, we are still thinking about pie—the American pie and how it's sliced with regard to higher education. However imperfect the recipe, however uneven the slices distributed around the table, we still feel thankful for everything financial aid—federal, state, institutional, and private—does to promote equality of opportunity and upward mobility.