College Uncovered: Apprentices of the World, Unite!

Photo credit: Uğur Bozdogan via Unsplash. Podcast and Transcript by Hechinger Report and GBH News. The Hechinger Report – May 29, 2025.

Is the four-year college degree losing its grip on Americans’ dreams?

Just as American colleges reach the demographic cliff — a steep decline in the number of 18-year-old prospective freshmen — higher education faces mounting pressure from all sides. President Donald Trump has targeted universities, slashing federal research funding and questioning their tax-exempt status – painting them as overpriced and out-of-touch bastions of liberalism. But skepticism about college […]

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