# College Uncovered: Apprentices of the World, Unite!

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/college-uncovered-apprentices-of-the-world-unite/
- Published: 2025-05-30T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

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 […] Click here to view original web page at www.hechingerreport.org