Enrollment has skyrocketed at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, a small state school near the Canadian border, as word has spread that it offers fast, affordable degrees.
What tends to go unexamined is how campuses themselves communicate day to day, and what that teaches students about how information is supposed to move.
Even without the perch of a presidency, the 82-year-old remains heavily influential in conversations surrounding higher ed's future, especially seeking to stabilize college athletics.
With rising public fear over student debt—as well as skepticism about the value of higher education—this data shines a hot light on hundreds of mostly for-profit schools where something is clearly not working.
Senate bill is aimed at stabilizing college athletics funding and standardizing Name, Image and Likeness rules, but it faces opposition over an antitrust exemption that could block athlete unionization.
