Policymakers are merging or aligning agencies to tie academic programs more directly to labor demand, reshaping how colleges operate.

President Frank Shushok is reengineering how students move between high school, college and work—with on-ramps, off-ramps and fewer dead ends.

AI is sold as a driver of efficiency and innovation, but its human costs fall unevenly. As automation accelerates, women are bearing the brunt.

Post-secondary education is an investment that should leave students financially better off. However, reducing a college education to early-career earnings data is economically misguided.