Jon Marcus

Higher education editor, The Hechinger Report @hechingerreport or reach out at [email protected]

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How long-sought, bipartisan reforms to higher education have actually emerged, even as the sector is under political attack. https://t.co/lj42rYBNMw

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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. https://t.co/7phMRswcsU @hechingerreport

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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. https://t.co/ek0qXXZp4v @hechingerreport

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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 https://t.co/ZNZ0le0Po2

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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. https://t.co/gTfLewr1TE @hechingerreport

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The U.S. isn't the only place where international students are facing pushback. https://t.co/7iwXAHZTix

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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. https://t.co/GdA4wQ4QXG

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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. https://t.co/qyROITALSJ @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. https://t.co/tLErdi9yvB @hechingerreport

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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 https://t.co/3FmjVHKm2T

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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. https://t.co/nVjLotVVIa @hechingerreport

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A looming 'demographic cliff': Fewer college students and ultimately fewer graduates, reports @JonMarcusBoston @hechingerreport for @NPR. https://t.co/XE9SDwGHoE

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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. https://t.co/iVOyWzaXnH @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. https://t.co/jZzhIzg7l7 @hechingerreport @opencampusmedia

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As enrollment falls, it's becoming easier to get into college. https://t.co/59an34SuX5 @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 https://t.co/MdYSAJhfoE

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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. https://t.co/at5Q1SUzZo

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@JonBoeckenstedt Jon I’m glad you keep us honest. You’re right, of course. It’s the proportion that is at a record low, Department of Ed figures show.

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Welcome back? Wait, not you. Why fewer men than ever are enrolling in college. https://t.co/NhA8ym8PdJ @hechingerreport