and the chronicle of higher education everybody wanted me to speak and then my publisher wanted to put together a collection. of all my writings from the very beginning. and the reason they want to do it is they thought that glenn beck would increase sales so that was nice yeah i guess there's some a silver lining in everything if you think that glenn beck and others on the right wing fringe have waged such a relentless campaign to demonize you either a because you know genuine philosophical disagreement and you have explicitly you know laid out your opinions in numerous venues over the years or b. because it's just kind of sloppy journalism they found one of many people who are saying things that are relatively progressive and they build a whole conspiracy theory around you much of which. is exaggerated if the two to two i think to say the least. sure it's exaggerated it's a it's a kind of crazy actually. but i don't think it's sloppy journalism i think it's a kind of technique they have they take out scapegoats they name them and sometimes they are figures that seemed so unlikely as

as "the chronicle of higher education" recently noted, some colleges are working to reduce fees without lowering scholarships for incoming freshmens. macy university is also working to reduce costs. we look forward to hearing about their initiatives during today's hearing. each of these initiatives helps ensure higher elleds indication remains in america. we should also encourage increased transparancy in the reporting of annual college costs. students and their families look forward to continued innovations . thank you. >> i would like to thank our distinguished witnesses for joining us here today. this hearing is an opportunity for this committee to reaffirm its commitment to affordability, equity, and student success in higher education. as we look for innovative strategies to reduce college costs and bolster college completion, it is important that we do not create new obstacles for low income first-generation college and nontraditional and minority students. these populations are entering our ledges and universities in record numbers and must have the opportunity to go on and succe