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Now, Democrats are losing faith in higher ed too
Confidence in higher education's value is falling.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 182 min read


What will college cost? Can you trust that financial-aid letter?
Trust in higher education is at an all-time low, in part because of high costs and murky pricing.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 102 min read


Is 'disparate impact' dead?
A federal "disparate impact" guidance could persuade employers to stop requiring college degrees when they're not necessary.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 262 min read


Here's how to destroy the value of a college degree
"Students" can earn college credit for an online course "in less than a day by answering multiple-choice, open-book tests."

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 253 min read


You can major in Taylor Swift and minor in K-pop -- but shouldn't
Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and K-pop -- plus "Queering God" -- are taking students' time, attention and tuition money.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 102 min read


Why humanities don't get no respect -- except for philosophy
Humanities would get more respect -- and graduates would earn more -- if professors made classes harder.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 12, 20251 min read


If AI kills the market value of a degree, how many colleges will survive?
AI is destroying the value of a college degree -- everyone's cheating -- and taking entry-level jobs from new graduates.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 16, 20252 min read


Dead wood in the groves of academe
The U.S. has led the world in higher education but our "university system is beginning to molder," writes Adrian Wooldridge in Bloomberg....

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 22, 20231 min read


'Ungrading' college
Many colleges have dropped admissions tests to promote diversity and equity: Applicants who grew up with educated (or Asian) parents and...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 7, 20222 min read
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