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Jon Marcus @JonMarcusBoston

Higher education editor, The Hechinger Report @hechingerreport or reach out at jmarcus@hechingerreport.org

Joined May 2009
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How long-sought, bipartisan reforms to higher education have actually emerged, even as the sector is under political attack. tinyurl.com/36jkubfh

Behind ideological attacks on higher ed, surprising bipartisan reforms are happening

Long sought by both the right and left, some changes could protect consumers and lower costs

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“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

College admissions offices take on a new role: Coaxing accepted students to show up

How a buyer’s market is transforming college admissions, even for students already admitted

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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

Their value attacked and funding cut, universities and colleges start fighting back

After letting critics commandeer the message, higher education is trying to wrestle it back

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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

Women far outnumber men in law school, med school, vet school and other professional programs 

Men have stopped opting into programs that lead to many top professions

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"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

Trump’s attacks on DEI may hurt men in college admission  

Attacks on racial preferences are also targeting gender, where male applicants have had an admissions advantage for decades

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

International Students Need Not Apply

Amid shifting attitudes on immigration worldwide, major English-speaking countries are erecting policy barriers to students from abroad

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"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
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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

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"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

More states are allowing community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees

Diminishing access to four-year universities and majors has been holding rural students back. Community colleges say they can bridge the gap.

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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

As colleges lose enrollment, some turn to one market that’s growing: Hispanic students

Long neglected, Hispanic high school grads are getting attention because colleges need them. So far, anti-DEI sentiment hasn’t gotten in the way

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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

Most college students are taking online classes, but they’re paying just as much as in-person...

Rather than lowering the price, some universities use online courses to subsidize everything else

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A looming 'demographic cliff': Fewer college students and ultimately fewer graduates, reports @JonMarcusBoston @hechingerreport for @NPR. npr.org/2025/01/08/nx-s1-524…

A looming 'demographic cliff': Fewer college students and ultimately fewer graduates

The long-predicted downturn in the number of 18-year-olds is almost here. And it isn't just a problem for higher education. It's a looming crisis for the economy.

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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

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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

‘Easy to just write us off’: Rural students’ choices shrink as colleges slash majors

As enrollments fall, rural-serving universities are shedding a huge number of programs

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

Some colleges aim financial aid at a declining market: students in the middle class

Increasingly stretched, Americans in the middle have become less likely to pursue degrees

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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

College student voting is way up

Students had a decisive impact in several battleground states in 2022, and they want to do it again

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

Why are fewer and fewer men enrolling in college?

The U.S. Department of Education says the proportion of men who are college students is at a record-low of 41 percent.

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

The fastest-growing college expense may not be what people think

College housing costs are rising faster than tuition, as some universities try to rein them in

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