{"id":597462,"date":"2023-11-12T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/higher-educations-perfect-storm-is-becoming-a-tsunami\/"},"modified":"2023-11-12T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T13:00:00","slug":"higher-educations-perfect-storm-is-becoming-a-tsunami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/higher-educations-perfect-storm-is-becoming-a-tsunami\/","title":{"rendered":"#Higher education\u2019s perfect storm is becoming a tsunami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1268847295.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The war between Israel and Hamas has divided college campuses like no other issue in recent memory. Student walk-outs, vigils and protests, along with sharp increases in antisemitism and Islamophobia, have left many students feeling unsafe, have outraged parents and have prompted harsh public criticism of what many see as tepid responses from university leaders.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nhjournal.com\/anti-israel-dartmouth-protestors-edit-out-threats-after-arrest\/#:~:text=Early%20Saturday%20morning%2C%20Dartmouth%20students,the%20far%2Dleft%20Sunrise%20Movement.\">Student arrests<\/a>\u00a0at Dartmouth,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2023\/10\/31\/antisemitism-college-campuses-jewish-hamas-gaza\/\">violence at Tulane<\/a>, threats to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/02\/world\/middleeast\/cornell-antisemitism-class-canceled.html\">destroy the kosher dining hall<\/a>\u00a0at Cornell,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/a-deep-rift-over-israel-divides-columbias-faculty?sra=true&amp;cid=gen_sign_in\">dueling faculty letters<\/a>\u00a0at Columbia,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/education\/elite-universities-face-donor-revolt-over-mideast-conflict-6c93662f\">donor revolts<\/a>\u00a0at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, and elsewhere, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/18\/us\/harvard-students-israel-hamas-doxxing.html\">doxing campaigns<\/a> against student activists, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/02\/business\/dealbook\/law-firms-schools-antisemitism.html\">employer warnings<\/a>, and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/17\/business\/davis-polk-employment-columbia-harvard-israel-palestine.html#:~:text=Davis%20Polk%2C%20one%20of%20the,more%20than%201%2C400%20Israelis%20dead.\">rescissions of job offers<\/a>\u00a0are fueling the fire.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The latest in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of crises, the Israel-Hamas war is turning a perfect storm for colleges and universities into a tsunami. In polls taken before October, only 36 percent of Americans said they <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/508352\/americans-confidence-higher-education-down-sharply.aspx\">have confidence in higher education<\/a>, down from 57 percent in 2015. A majority think higher education isn\u2019t <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/americans-are-losing-faith-in-college-education-wsj-norc-poll-finds-3a836ce1?mod=hp_lead_pos6\">worth the time and money<\/a>; two years ago, almost <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2021\/09\/13\/survey-shows-americans-are-divided-over-value-degree\">60 percent thought it was<\/a>. Student debt <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/student-loans\/average-student-loan-debt-statistics\/\">totals $1.75 trillion<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/SLOAS\">up 75 percent<\/a> in the last 10 years. Most Americans think higher education <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pro.morningconsult.com\/trend-setters\/college-affordability-student-loans-survey-data\">is unaffordable<\/a> and is going in the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2018\/07\/26\/most-americans-say-higher-ed-is-heading-in-wrong-direction-but-partisans-disagree-on-why\/\">wrong direction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The challenges facing academic institutions are daunting. All the more reason, in our judgment, for leaders in higher education to make a more concerted effort to inform legislators and a skeptical public how they are addressing them. To set the context, they should explain the core values of American colleges and universities, and why higher education in the United States has been and remains a remarkable success story, one that other countries seek to emulate.<\/p>\n<p>For many Americans, campus responses to the war represent only the latest evidence of an out of control <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/01\/us\/politics\/republicans-israel-war-protests-college-campuses.html\">\u201cwoke agenda.<\/a>\u201d They have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/25\/us\/politics\/trump-republicans-colleges-israel-hamas.html\">urged crackdowns<\/a> on campus criticism of Israel, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/01\/us\/politics\/republicans-israel-war-protests-college-campuses.html\">cuts to public funding<\/a> of schools deemed insufficiently vigorous in opposing antisemitism, revocation of some international students\u2019 visas, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/floridas-desantis-bans-pro-palestinian-student-group-2023-10-25\/\">bans on campus chapters<\/a> of the pro-Palestinian group Students for Justice in Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>These initiatives follow a host of other measures aimed at combating \u201cwoke indoctrination\u201d on college campuses. They include <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pen.org\/issue\/educational-censorship\/\">educational gag orders<\/a> restricting \u201cdiscussions of race, racism, gender, and American history\u201d in public schools\u00a0and campaigns to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/education\/2023\/03\/23\/dei-diversity-in-colleges-targeted-by-conservative-red-states\/11515522002\/\">eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-colleges-and-universities-florida-state-government-texas-education-4f0fe0c5c18ed227fabae3744e8ff51d\">undermine tenure<\/a>,\u00a0and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/16\/us\/florida-textbooks-african-american-history.html\">ban or sanitize books<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although claims of woke indoctrination are grotesquely exaggerated, progressive politics do dominate campus culture at most colleges and universities, and many students report a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/heterodoxacademy.org\/reports\/2022-campus-expression-survey-report\/\">reluctance<\/a> to discuss controversial subjects for fear of criticism by their peers. Therefore, schools should reaffirm robust protections for freedom of expression and inquiry, offer programs that model respectful dialogue across political boundaries and encourage faculty to elicit a broad range of views in their classrooms, among their colleagues and their choice of guest speakers.<\/p>\n<p>Public trust in higher education is further complicated by issues of access and affordability. Almost three-quarters of young adults think the admission process <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestcolleges.com\/news\/analysis\/young-people-think-college-admissions-are-biased\/\">involves \u201ca lot\u201d of bias<\/a> and privileges the wealthy.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Supreme Court recently upended 45 years of precedent by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/06\/29\/affirmative-action-supreme-court-ruling\/\">banning affirmative <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/06\/29\/affirmative-action-supreme-court-ruling\/\">action<\/a> in college admissions, undermining efforts to increase diversity and opening new debates over legacy and athletic preferences. With most colleges and universities now SAT and ACT test optional and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hechingerreport.org\/proof-points-new-evidence-of-high-school-grade-inflation\/\">grade inflation in high schools<\/a> widespread, schools have less information on which to base admission decisions. To rebuild public confidence, admission offices will need to refine and clarify the criteria they are using and better explain how they align with higher education\u2019s mission as an engine of equal opportunity for all Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Students now bring to college <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nea.org\/nea-today\/all-news-articles\/mental-health-crisis-college-campuses#:~:text=Specifically%2C%2044%20percent%20of%20students,campuses%20participated%20in%20the%20survey.\">historic levels<\/a> of anxiety, depression and other mental health issues. In an expansion of their traditional mission, colleges and universities are pouring resources into student support services, but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/colleges-are-investing-in-student-mental-health-but-theres-still-a-long-way-to-go-survey-finds?sra=true&amp;cid=gen_sign_in\">can\u2019t keep up<\/a> with the demand. Given financial limits to the assistance they can provide, schools need to manage expectations and help students and their parents distinguish between issues that require access to a therapist and those that can be managed in other ways.<\/p>\n<p>For many schools, the existential challenge is financial. While highly selective institutions are seeing <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/06\/10\/1104291179\/college-enrollment-is-down-but-applications-are-rolling-in-at-elite-schools\">record applications<\/a>, many colleges and universities are struggling to fill their classes, and some are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/06\/17\/why-more-and-more-colleges-are-closing-down-across-the-us.html\">going out of business<\/a>. Undergraduate <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/pubs2023\/2023144.pdf\">enrollment fell 15 percent<\/a> from 2010-2021, and that trend may accelerate as we <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach the \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capturehighered.com\/how-to-climb-higher-eds-impending-demographic-cliff\/\">demographic cliff<\/a>,\u201d the moment in 2025 when the number of high school graduates will fall sharply. And, of course, the cost of attendance is a major <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2022\/07\/12\/most-americans-skeptical-value-college-degree\">driver of public skepticism<\/a> about the value of higher education.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Schools must find additional ways to cut costs without sacrificing quality. This may mean resisting demands for ever-expanding student services and expensive amenities like gyms and fancy dining halls, outsourcing non-academic services to lower cost providers, and sharing costs through higher education consortia.<\/p>\n<p>All that said, on average, college graduates are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/08\/17\/does-getting-a-college-degree-make-you-happier.html\">happier<\/a> than peers who did not attend college. They <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/21\/opinion\/skills-based-hiring-college-degree-job-market-wage-premium.html\">earn more<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.yale.edu\/2020\/02\/20\/want-live-longer-stay-school-study-suggests\">live longer<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vetsedsuccess.org\/bipartisan-policy-center-which-colleges-are-worth-the-cost\/\">pay more in taxes<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/philanthropynewsdigest.org\/news\/college-pays-off-for-both-students-and-society-study-finds\">contribute more to their communities<\/a>, and \u201cmake <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pubs.aeaweb.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1257%2Fjep.25.1.159\">better decisions<\/a> about health, marriage, and parenting\u201d \u2014 to say nothing of the intellectual, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> and aesthetic interests college inspires.<\/p>\n<p>90 percent of graduating seniors <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2023\/06\/09\/90-of-2023-graduates-think-college-is-really-worth-it-heres-why-theyre-right-and-politicians-and-pundits-are-wrong\/\">say college was worthwhile<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/02\/27\/82percent-of-college-grads-believe-their-degree-was-a-good-investment.html\">82 percent of college graduates agree<\/a>. Colleges and universities need to do a better job of enlisting them to tell their stories so that more people understand what actually happens in college, in marked contrast to the caricatures often circulated by critics.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>As campus leaders respond to crises, grapple with technological change (including AI), and manage shifts in student needs and expectations, they should be candid about the challenges they confront and the reasons behind their policies. They will not satisfy everyone, but higher education\u2019s essential mission makes the effort worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p><em>Glenn C. Altschuler is the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies at Cornell University. He is the co-author (with Isaac Kramnick) of \u201cCornell: A History, 1940-2015.\u201d David Wippman is President of Hamilton College.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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Student walk-outs, vigils and protests, along with sharp increases in antisemitism and Islamophobia, have left many students feeling unsafe, have outraged parents and have prompted harsh public criticism of what many see as tepid responses from university leaders&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":597463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1268847295.jpg?w=1280","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[74776,134594,134343,67890,80204,10574,145420,103820,142468,124783,2184,134525,74452],"class_list":["post-597462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-affirmative-action","tag-antisemitism","tag-campaign","tag-college","tag-college-admissions","tag-education","tag-gaza","tag-hamas","tag-higher-education","tag-international","tag-israel","tag-student-debt","tag-university"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}