Young people like my son can thrive if we acknowledge that four-year college degrees aren’t for everyone.
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Frappuccino Socialists
A generation of college graduates landed in low-wage jobs. Their frustration is reshaping the labor movement—and dividing the working class.
Posted inHigher Education
Amid Ideological Attacks on Higher Ed, Surprising Bipartisan Reforms Bloom
Long sought by both the right and left, the changes could protect consumers and lower costs.
Posted inHigher Education
Almost No One Needs College Algebra Anymore
Millions are failing college math. Advocates say the problem isn’t students, but decades-old curricula that require Cold War-era algebra skills.
Posted inHigher Education
The Value of Critical Thinking: Humanities in a Technological Era
Often derided as worthless or a fast track to a lower income, the humanities promote the kind of critical thinking that’s needed even in an AI world.
Posted inMagazine
How Trump Learned to Stop Worrying and Love DEI
The administration that vowed to end identity politics has simply changed the beneficiary list.
Posted inEconomy
Trump’s Catastrophic War on Global Talent
By discouraging and blocking international student enrollment, the administration harms the U.S. economy and benefits American rivals, including China.
Posted inMagazine
The Real Cause of Grade Inflation
The “easy A” isn’t a cultural problem or an elite pathology. It’s the predictable result of how American universities now organize teaching, labor, and money.
Posted inHigher Education
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.
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The United States of America v. Higher Education
Harvard’s lawsuit fighting the Trump administration’s freeze on its research grants is one that every higher education institution should join. Here’s why.
