Can't wait to dig in. @StephenBurd2 was best teacher a new reporter could ask for when I arrived The Chronicle of Higher Education. Any question about student aid I'd visit Steve (or to talk ⚾️). I'm sure I'll disagree at times now as a college trustee, but few care more about access than Steve.

Colleges are now closing at the pace of one a week. tinyurl.com/s97jrsp4 The Hechinger Report

“Embrace the wilderness, embrace the axe.” How universities are trying to recruit men. tinyurl.com/4av85zmz

New Deep Dives: How to Get Your Kids Into College New Deep Dives: How to Get Your Kids Into College with College Uncovered Podcast co-hosts Jon Marcus and Kirk Carapezza In this recording, we talk about what families need to know in helping their kids get into college.

On the air in L.A. to talk about why men aren't going to college. tinyurl.com/mwnfw2uk

Is the "cash cow" of graduate enrollment now also at risk? tinyurl.com/ytsn33kw The Hechinger Report USA TODAY

Why earnings and management gaps persist, even as women far outnumber men in college. tinyurl.com/yymv3a5d The Hechinger Report NPR

“Absolutely ridiculous. It’s insane.” A little-reported reason college is becoming unaffordable. tinyurl.com/24zpe3h5 The Hechinger Report

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

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

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. The Hechinger Report tinyurl.com/yejrrxt2

Today on SundayCivics w/ L. Joy Williams, Jon Marcus & Kirk Carapezza of College Uncovered come to the front of the class to discuss politics on college campuses. Do Now: VOTE! #SundayCivics

As enrollment falls, it's becoming easier to get into college. tinyurl.com/5ykee6dv The Hechinger Report

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 The Hechinger Report Open Campus

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 The Hechinger Report

A looming 'demographic cliff': Fewer college students and ultimately fewer graduates, reports Jon Marcus The Hechinger Report for NPR. npr.org/2025/01/08/nx-…

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 The Hechinger Report

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

"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 The Hechinger Report

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 The Hechinger Report