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What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (Update)

What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (Update)

Update: 2024-08-29
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Educators and economists tell us all the reasons college enrollment has been dropping, especially for men, and how to stop the bleeding. (Part 3 of our series from 2022, “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School.”)

 

  • SOURCES:
    • Zachary Bleemer, assistant professor of economics at Princeton University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
    • D'Wayne Edwards, founder and President of Pensole Lewis College.
    • Catharine Hill, former president of Vassar College; trustee at Yale University; and managing director at Ithaka S+R.
    • Pano Kanelos, founding president of the University of Austin.
    • Amalia Miller, professor of economics at the University of Virginia.
    • Donald Ruff, president and C.E.O. of the Eagle Academy Foundation.
    • Morton Schapiro, professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.
    • Ruth Simmons, former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University.
    • Miguel Urquiola, professor of economics at Columbia University.

 

 

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What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (Update)

What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (Update)

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