Since the onset of the pandemic, nationwide enrollment in both undergraduate and graduate fields has drastically shifted. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center came out with a report on college … Continue reading “Did You Know? Enrollment Drops for Undergraduates, Rises for Graduate Students”
An ill wind has buffeted higher education in the year of the plague. Workers have been laid off, the ranks of the professoriate have shrunk, and enrollment declines across the … Continue reading “Did You Know? The Higher Ed Bureaucracy Won the Pandemic”
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts within the higher education policy space were projecting that four-year colleges could face a loss of up to 20 percent in fall … Continue reading “Reassessing the College Wage Premium Payoff”
It only took a global pandemic to force public and private universities to cut their spending. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that about 650,000 jobs were cut in the … Continue reading “Did You Know? COVID-19 Budget Cuts Hit Students and Profs, Not Admins”
Students listened to public health advice for 2020: stay at home. A report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found that transfer students fell by 8.1 percent compared to … Continue reading “Did You Know? In 2020, Students Stopped Transferring”
Universities’ profligate spending habits have caught up with them after substantial losses in student enrollments due to COVID-19. As undergraduate enrollment fell by 4.4 percent and students had fewer “on-campus … Continue reading “University Administrators’ Pandemic Power Grab”
Since COVID-19 hit, students have taken notice and altered their college plans. Some high school seniors are delaying enrollment until the pandemic has subsided, leaving universities with more openings. This … Continue reading “Did You Know? More Open Seats at NC Colleges This Fall”
More money flows to arenas and building upgrades. The hunt for recruits gets more competitive. University presidents brag about how their new program will make the school nationally known. But … Continue reading “Collegiate Esports Programs Are Here to Stay”
Explaining higher education policy is never easy (even to people who are involved in it). Over the years, while training young writers for the Martin Center, I have come up … Continue reading “The Four Perspectives of Higher Education Policy Explained”
A specter is haunting higher education—the specter of declining enrollments. University and college enrollment has fallen nearly 9 percent since 2011, according to the National Student Clearinghouse, and no one … Continue reading “A Worrisome Trend for Higher Education: Declining Enrollments”