WASHINGTONPOST (Susan Svrluga) - Colleges know public trust has plummeted, and leaders are seeking a fix
After a year of intense political pressure, higher education heads are speaking openly about rising concerns.
NYTIMES (Billy Witz) - Mounting Troubles at Ohio State University Lead to Frustration
Ohio State isn’t the only university in turmoil, but few others have faced so many issues lately. One lawmaker called the school “a national embarrassment.”
NYTIMES (Alan Blinder) - Yale Report Finds Colleges Deserve Blame for Higher Education’s Problems
A 10-member committee offered a brutal assessment of academia’s role in creating the forces challenging American colleges and universities.
NPR (Jon Marcus) - More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows
As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Larry Sand) - Degraded Schools
Many students are chronically absent or have dropped out of school. Nat Malkus, a senior fellow in education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, […] Source
NYTIMES (Jessica Grose) - The Havoc That One Disgruntled Student Can Wreak on a University
If college education is merely a transaction, educators — and facts — are vulnerable.