Self-examination is essential. But the premise of a single, unified higher education system in need of homogeneous reform is fundamentally flawed because no such monolith exists.
The Trump administration's latest effort to reform higher education has Connecticut universities weighing how to respond to what critics view as another attempt to push the White House's agenda on college campuses. In a letter addressed to university presidents and board members nationwide this month, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon asked universities to publicly commit to policy reforms aimed at restoring public trust […]
Personal service providers to college students have exploded in the past decade. Laundry, dorm cleaning, moving and meal prep companies target elite schools, where wealthy families will fork over thousands to save their child a few extra hours each week.
Amid intense pressure from the Trump administration and deepening public skepticism of higher education, a number of colleges have embarked on an unusually public bout of self-scrutiny in an effort to regain public trust.
The move follows the DOJ's recent findings that the medical schools at the University of California, Los Angeles and Yale University illegally used race in their admissions.
