Jon Marcus

New Deep Dives: How to Get Your Kids Into College New Deep Dives: How to Get Your Kids Into College with College Uncovered Podcast co-hosts @JonMarcusBoston and @KirkCarapezza In this recording, we talk about what families need to know in helping their kids get into college.

More than half of colleges that have closed since 2020 were religiously affiliated, which are among the institutions most imperiled by enrollment and financial challenges. tinyurl.com/5ax3pr3e @hechingerreport

"We're kind of on an island where we only have the community college." How community colleges are adding four-year bachelor's degrees to fill rural higher education deserts. tinyurl.com/yc5awvy3 @hechingerreport

How the success of universities and colleges may now largely depend on enrolling Hispanic students -- something they have not historically done well. @hechingerreport tinyurl.com/bddajswy

How online classes, which held the promise of making higher education cheaper, have somehow ended up costing the same as or more than in-person college. tinyurl.com/mrwe3jrp @hechingerreport

A looming 'demographic cliff': Fewer college students and ultimately fewer graduates, reports @JonMarcusBoston @hechingerreport for @NPR. npr.org/2025/01/08/nx-…

Apprenticeships are a hot way to get a job without going to college, and a priority of the new administration. One problem, though: There aren't enough of them to meet demand. tinyurl.com/4xuc8ekx @hechingerreport

Rural colleges and universities continue to cut dozens of majors, leaving rural students with far fewer choices than urban and suburban students get. tinyurl.com/56uas5vx @hechingerreport @opencampusmedia

As enrollment falls, it's becoming easier to get into college. tinyurl.com/5ykee6dv @hechingerreport

Today on @SundayCivics w/ @ljoywilliams, @JonMarcusBoston & @KirkCarapezza of College Uncovered come to the front of the class to discuss politics on college campuses. Do Now: VOTE! #SundayCivics

It's not just politicians who are chasing middle-class Americans. Fretful colleges are giving more financial aid to students from middle-income families, who turn out to be the ones disappearing fastest from campuses. @hechingerreport tinyurl.com/yejrrxt2

After growing up with mass shootings, restrictions on reproductive rights, student loan debt and other issues that affect them, college students appear to be lining up to vote. tinyurl.com/3nmfmjhm

Welcome back? Wait, not you. Why fewer men than ever are enrolling in college. tinyurl.com/3p4bvm8u @hechingerreport

“Absolutely ridiculous. It’s insane.” A little-reported reason college is becoming unaffordable. tinyurl.com/24zpe3h5 @hechingerreport

Why earnings and management gaps persist, even as women far outnumber men in college. tinyurl.com/yymv3a5d @hechingerreport @NPR

Is the "cash cow" of graduate enrollment now also at risk? tinyurl.com/ytsn33kw @hechingerreport @USATODAY

On the air in L.A. to talk about why men aren't going to college. tinyurl.com/mwnfw2uk

“Embrace the wilderness, embrace the axe.” How universities are trying to recruit men. tinyurl.com/4av85zmz

Colleges are now closing at the pace of one a week. tinyurl.com/s97jrsp4 @hechingerreport

Can't wait to dig in. @StephenBurd2 was best teacher a new reporter could ask for when I arrived @chronicle. Any question about student aid I'd visit Steve (or to talk ⚾️). I'm sure I'll disagree at times now as a college trustee, but few care more about access than Steve.