Why college matters: for the love of learning—And democracy
In a time of tense scrutiny of higher education, it helps to be reminded why college matters.
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Higher Ed and Democracy
Retooling higher education to meet the needs of Gen Z
Marketers love them. Politicians court them. Colleges want them—badly. For the 69 million members of Gen Z in America, things might finally be looking up.
Don’t let the ‘woke’ narrative blind us to higher ed’s contributions
This could be a challenging year for the 4 million or so people just graduating from college: While the National Association of Colleges and Employers reports that most employers say they will maintain or increase hiring, sizeable job cuts elsewhere mean an overall decrease in hiring.
We need more local news for better education, government, and public health
No one disputes the need for more—and better—news coverage that helps us make sense of an increasingly complex world. We need local angles on national news, better statehouse reporting, and more explainers and in-depth coverage of local communities.
What the Supreme Court’s admissions decision says about Democracy
Not that long ago, higher education advocates regularly complained about the lack of national attention on colleges and universities. A huge win involved a sentence or two in the president’s State of the Union or a governor’s State of the State.
Forget ‘divisive concepts’—Colleges promote the thinking skills critical for democracy
New voices are joining the national debate over academic freedom on college campuses, and that’s good for democracy.