Who should hold power over higher education?
About The Episode
In July, the Trump administration’s sweeping overhaul of federal higher education policy and financing took effect.
The changes touch nearly every part of the sector, from who can afford graduate school to who decides which scientific discoveries receive billions of dollars in taxpayer funding.
Supporters say Washington is finally holding colleges accountable for their rising costs and pushing ideological agendas. Critics argue the federal government is taking control of decisions that have long been left to students, financial aid institutions, university leaders, and independent scientific experts.
In this episode of College Uncovered, GBH’s Kirk Carapezza examines the growing power struggle over the future of American higher education – and what it means for students, researchers, and colleges.
Plus, The Hechinger Report’s Jon Marcus breaks down the administration’s higher education agenda, from changes to graduate student lending to immigration and visa policies that are driving down international student enrollment. He explains what those shifts could mean not only for colleges dependent on international students’ tuition dollars but also for American students who are seeing fewer programs offered.
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Credits:
Host and Producer: Kirk Carapezza
Editors: Adeline Sire and Matt Baskin
Executive Producer: Azita Ghahramani
Mixing and Sound Design: David Goodman & Gary Mott
Theme Song and original music: Left-Roman
Artwork: Matt Welch
Project Manager: Isabel Hibbard
Consulting Producer and Head of GBH Podcasts: Devin Maverick Robins
"College Uncovered" is a production of GBH News