Challenges facing Universities in the USA

Challenges facing public educational institutions in the US - Deloitte Center for Higher Education Excellence

How to fix the Ivy League

Its supremacy is being undermined by bad leadership | Leaders

Crisis in Higher Ed & Why Universities Still Matter (part 1/3)

Welcome to “The Ben & Marc Show”, featuring a16z co-founders Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen. In this latest episode, Marc and Ben tackle the uni...

These Four States Account For Half Of The Recent College Enrollment Decline

Four states - California, New York, Ohio and Texas - account for half of the total national decrease in college enrollment since 2019.

University of Missouri faces $60-million budget hole amid cuts

Report recommends the campus close nearly 30 graduate programs

Universities and colleges struggle to stem big drops in enrollment - Report

There are 2.4 million fewer college students in the United States than there were just six years ago, meaning institutions have to work much harder...

As Flow of Foreign Students Wanes, U.S. Universities Feel the Sting - The New York Times

Colleges have cut programs amid a drop in international enrollment tied to several factors, including more restrictive immigration policies.

America’s Awful College Dropout Rates, in Four Charts | Slate (2014)

America's nagging problem with college dropouts managed to get the tiniest bit worse this year. The National Student Clearinghouse reports that 55 ...

The real reasons a college degree costs so much | CNBC

With student debt outstanding topping 1.2 trillion, parents, students and researchers are asking: Why does college cost so much? Here are some reas...

Cheating on Chegg? How the Company Aims to Catch Tutoring Requests That Go Too Far | EdSurge News

“I need a 10 page essay written on the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. Must have 7 resources.”: That’s an example of a request that can be...

A Futurist Predicts the Death of Higher Education - The Atlantic

A futurist says the industry may have nowhere to go but down. What does the slide look like?

The iGen Shift: Colleges Are Changing to Reach the Next Generation - The New York Times

The newest students are transforming the way schools serve and educate them, including sending presidents and deans to Instagram and Twitter.

The future(s) of public higher education - PDF (2018) - Deloitte Center for Higher Education Excellence

How state universities can survive—and thrive—in a new era A report by the Deloitte Center for Higher Education Excellence in conjunction with G...

America's Lying And Cheating Universities - Ryan Craig - Forbes 2019

The sad bloom of higher education liars and con artists that has attracted the attention of the American public, isn’t anomalous, but rather system...

All public universities get private money, but some get much more than the rest - The Conversation

Overall, the growth in giving to public higher ed institutions isn't compensating for a reduction in funding by the states.

'Nobody is Talking About This': The Sorry State of Higher Ed Funding

A funding crisis at the University of Alaska tells a larger story about crumbling state support for public colleges and universities across the nat...

Higher ed shrinks: number of colleges falls to lowest point in two decades (2019)

Number of U.S. colleges and universities that award federal financial aid fell by 5.6 percent in 2018-19, to lowest mark in two decades.

Do Colleges Truly Understand What Students Want from Them? - Harvard Business Review

They need to have a better understanding of why people applied in the first place. “Employers are staring at a chasm between the skills they req...

USA demographics shift: between 2008 and 2010, the total fertility rate fell by about ten percent

6 Reasons Why Higher Education Needs to Be Disrupted - Harvard Business Review

Success shouldn’t depend on an expensive degree. “On the surface, universities are a nice idea. You go in, pick a subject you like, learn from t...

UW System calls for academic cuts, layoffs, online advances to survive post-pandemic world

UW System President Ray Cross said there was no "magic number" he was hoping to reach in terms of cuts or cost savings.

Can Starbucks Save the Middle Class? No. But It Might Ruin Higher Education - Chronicle of Higher Education

The much-hyped partnerships between companies and universities might make college too expensive for the rest of us.

‘Employer U’ Is Here, And It’s Here To Stay

We've entered a new era called 'Employer U' where the epicenter of education is shifting toward employers. And it will help us solve our most intra...

Opinion | The Future of College Is Online, and It’s Cheaper - The New York Times

The coronavirus forced a shift to virtual classes, but their continuation could be beneficial even after the pandemic ends.

The University Is Like a CD in the Streaming Age

Like the entertainment industry, colleges will need to embrace digital services in order to survive.

US colleges report a 43% decline in new international student enrollment, and not just because of the pandemic

The number of students studying in the United States from other countries has continued to fall during the Trump presidency. An expert explains wha...