IS A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE WORTH IT? / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

Is a Four-Year Degree Worth It? If colleges and universities want families to answer ‘yes,’ they’ll need to make some changes on campus. By ...

WHY TODAY´S GRADUATES ARE SCREWED / THE ECONOMIST

Crammed and damned Why today’s graduates are screwed The bottom has fallen out of the job market Pity the ambitious youngster.  For decades ...

CHINA´S UNIVERSITIES ARE WOOING WESTERN SCIENTISTS / THE ECONOMIST

Brain drain China’s universities are wooing Western scientists And they are reaching beyond academics with Chinese heritage Charles lieber h...

THE MORAL BANKRUPCY OF IVY LEAGUE AMERICA / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The moral bankruptcy of Ivy League America Frenzy over affirmative action is a red herring as long as broader educational opportunity is so ...

WAS YOUR DEGREE REALLY WORTH IT? / THE ECONOMIST

Useless studies Was your degree really worth it? Crunching the puny financial benefits of many university courses Is university worth it?  T...

THE $670 BILLION COLLEGE-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IS UNDER THREAT FROM ONLINE SCHOOL / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The $670 Billion College-Industrial Complex Is Under Threat From Online School The global health crisis took a big bite out of higher-educat...

THE ABSENT STUDENT: COVID-19 WILL BE PAINFUL FOR UNIVERSITIES, BUT ALSO BRING CHANGE / THE ECONOMIST

The absent student Covid-19 will be painful for universities, but also bring change They need to rethink how and what they teach I...

HOW THE PANDEMIC IS SENDING UNIVERSITIES BACK TO SCHOOL / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

How the pandemic is sending universities back to school A blend of online and in-person education could make learning an option for all ag...

CORONAVIRUS BURST THE U.S. COLLEGE EDUCATION BUBBLE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Coronavirus bursts the US college education bubble Soaring fees, worthless degrees and dicey investments have hurt the economy Rana Foro...

UNIVERSITIES ARE PLEADING FOR A BAILOUT TO PAPER OVER THEIR FAILURES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Universities are pleading for a bailout to paper over their failures Many pursued a high-risk strategy of debt and expansion; now they mus...