Jon Marcus

How long-sought, bipartisan reforms to higher education have actually emerged, even as the sector is under political attack. tinyurl.com/36jkubfh

“Everyone is on board to make it less complicated." How, in an era of falling enrollment, once-intimidating admissions officers are making sure accepted students have what they need to actually show up. tinyurl.com/mr3ceava @hechingerreport

After suffering largely in silence through funding cuts and culture wars attacks, higher education is slowly trying to reclaim the narrative. shorturl.at/V4d7v @hechingerreport

You can see it when you take your pets to the vet or your kids to the dentist, need a lawyer or an eye exam, see a therapist or pick up a prescription: Women now outnumber men in study toward all of these fields. @hechingerreport tinyurl.com/353buc94

"The idea of males, including white males, being at the short end of the stick all of a sudden would be a truly ironic outcome.” How a Trump administration anti-DEI policy threatens an advantage in college admission for men. tinyurl.com/4325d3e6 @hechingerreport

The U.S. isn't the only place where international students are facing pushback. tinyurl.com/2pcj6d98

"I’ve always worried about Massachusetts being a little too complacent about our position in the academic world." The world of pain headed for Boston as a result of pushback against international college students. tinyurl.com/48syhs7n

More than half of colleges that have closed since 2020 were religiously affiliated, which are among the institutions most imperiled by enrollment and financial challenges. tinyurl.com/5ax3pr3e @hechingerreport

"We're kind of on an island where we only have the community college." How community colleges are adding four-year bachelor's degrees to fill rural higher education deserts. tinyurl.com/yc5awvy3 @hechingerreport

How the success of universities and colleges may now largely depend on enrolling Hispanic students -- something they have not historically done well. @hechingerreport tinyurl.com/bddajswy

How online classes, which held the promise of making higher education cheaper, have somehow ended up costing the same as or more than in-person college. tinyurl.com/mrwe3jrp @hechingerreport

A looming 'demographic cliff': Fewer college students and ultimately fewer graduates, reports @JonMarcusBoston @hechingerreport for @NPR. npr.org/2025/01/08/nx-…

Apprenticeships are a hot way to get a job without going to college, and a priority of the new administration. One problem, though: There aren't enough of them to meet demand. tinyurl.com/4xuc8ekx @hechingerreport

Rural colleges and universities continue to cut dozens of majors, leaving rural students with far fewer choices than urban and suburban students get. tinyurl.com/56uas5vx @hechingerreport @opencampusmedia

As enrollment falls, it's becoming easier to get into college. tinyurl.com/5ykee6dv @hechingerreport

Today on @SundayCivics w/ @ljoywilliams, @JonMarcusBoston & @KirkCarapezza of College Uncovered come to the front of the class to discuss politics on college campuses. Do Now: VOTE! #SundayCivics

It's not just politicians who are chasing middle-class Americans. Fretful colleges are giving more financial aid to students from middle-income families, who turn out to be the ones disappearing fastest from campuses. @hechingerreport tinyurl.com/yejrrxt2

After growing up with mass shootings, restrictions on reproductive rights, student loan debt and other issues that affect them, college students appear to be lining up to vote. tinyurl.com/3nmfmjhm

@JonBoeckenstedt Jon I’m glad you keep us honest. You’re right, of course. It’s the proportion that is at a record low, Department of Ed figures show.

It's not true that "fewer men than ever" are enrolling in college. And it's good to remind everyone that most of the drop is in community colleges (blue line), which often compete for students with jobs during a red-hot labor market.

Welcome back? Wait, not you. Why fewer men than ever are enrolling in college. tinyurl.com/3p4bvm8u @hechingerreport