Facing Political Attack and Falling Enrollment, Colleges Take the Fight to … Each Other

Competition is intensifying among institutions and recruiters for a dwindling pool of students.

Their Value Attacked and Funding Cut, Higher Ed Fights Back

After letting critics, including the Trump administration, question their value, colleges and universities are fighting back.

The real crisis is the collapse of undergraduate interest in the humanities.

A new report makes a nuanced case for what post-secondary graduates need to get ahead.

by Bruno V. Manno

Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.

by Bruno V. Manno

High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.

by Jon Marcus

New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.

by Michael T. Nietzel