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- 1College Is Coming Apart After Successive Overlapping Crises●College Is Coming Apart After Successive, Overlapping Crises
An Atlantic essay argues that American higher education is unraveling under a stack of simultaneous pressures: enrollment declines, questions about the value of a degree, political attacks on universities, and now artificial intelligence disrupting the skills colleges teach. Commentators are debating whether colleges can adapt or whether the traditional four-year model is permanently losing its place as the default path after high school.
- 2Colleges urged to do more for America's veterans●Colleges must help America keep the promise it makes to its military
An opinion piece in The Hill argues that American colleges and universities must do more to help the country keep the promises it makes to service members, particularly in supporting veterans as they transition to higher education after military service. The author calls on higher education institutions to strengthen their commitments to those who served, framing it as a national obligation rather than a favor.