Is Academia in a Doom Spiral?

Lower birthrates during the Great Recession will result in fewer college-age students starting in 2025, threatening tuition-dependent private colleges.

As the U.S. economy improves, more high school graduates are choosing work over college. Just under 66 percent of the class of 2013 was enrolled in college last…

Compared to older state universities, Mason receives the least funding per-student than any other public doctoral institution in Virginia. As less and less of Mason’s budget is supported by state funds, questions are raised about how the Commonwealth supports higher education. As Mason continues ...

Spending is down by $9 billion over the last decade, driving tuition up and frustrating the search for skilled workers.

Teens coming of age in the pandemic era are shunning college in record numbers. Many aren't working, either. The future looks rough.

Over three-quarters of parents believe college is worth paying for, even though tuition has ballooned by over 38% in the past two decades.

With 20% of Harvard's first-year class deferring this fall, it raises questions and opportunities for higher education's future.

You probably don’t even know that Wells College is closing. The tiny institution in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York caught a lot of people by surprise in announcing its closure in April…

Years of cuts in state funding for public colleges and universities have driven up tuition and harmed students’ educational experiences by forcing faculty reductions, fewer course offerings, and campus closings. 

A new federal suit alleging antitrust violations adds to continuing efforts to change college admissions practices.

Former students are suing some of the country’s biggest and most prestigious schools over financial aid for students. Five former students say universities like Yale, Brown, Columbia, and many more are giving priority to kids of wealthy donors.

By many measures, the elite Manhattan school is the worst or among the worst for families and graduate students drowning in debt. “It feels like I’m kind of trapped,” says a grad who has sold her eggs to help make ends meet.

The student population got smaller and smaller while fancy new buildings appeared.

Interim President Mike Smith’s recommendations — which include cutting degrees in forestry, music and school psychology — come after a task force spent several months gathering data and information on the university’s academic programs.

The closure comes following a precipitous decline in enrollment and a severe cash flow problem that had been building over time, according to Walk.

The University of Missouri says two residence halls already scheduled for demolition will not be used this fall because of declining enrollment.

The city’s only four-year public university has spent the past decade stumbling from one crisis to the next. Getting Temple on the right path is crucial to the city’s future.

The corporatization of higher education has rendered a once-indispensable part of student life irrelevant, right when it’s needed the most.