Saturday, October 19, 2019

Where Did All the Students Go? - Cristina Spanò, The Chronicle

We are facing a crisis in enrollment, but it’s not just an enrollment challenge. Instead, it requires the attention of every member of every university community coming together to think less about our own self-interest and more about the common good of our institutions and society. Big public universities and well-endowed private colleges with powerful brands are safe for the near future — or so it seemed until a few recent announcements that make even the most optimistic of us wonder. The big question: Can we begin to get back in shape, or will our collective complacency finally do us in?

https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20191006-A-Crisis-in-Enrollment