<p>I considered starting a thread on this WaPo article but didn’t want to get caught in the value-of-a-liberal-arts-degree argument. It suggests colleges themselves participate in student loans.</p>
<p>[Colleges</a> need a risk-reward plan for student loans - The Washington Post](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/colleges-need-a-risk-reward-plan-for-student-loans/2013/01/03/d9f18e6e-4473-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html]Colleges”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/colleges-need-a-risk-reward-plan-for-student-loans/2013/01/03/d9f18e6e-4473-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html)</p>