Higher Ed Bubble

Where the Job Growth Will Be

May 04, 2012 by George Leef |

Most of the job openings in the labor market in the next decade won't require college education.

Two Styles of Academic Leadership

Feb 03, 2012 by Abraham H. Miller |

Academia is not an environment conducive to good leadership, as illustrated by two extreme leadership styles.

Academic Questions Cited in New York Post

Jan 20, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |

The idea of a bubble in higher education as considered in NAS's journal is getting wider notice.

The Liberal Arts Bubble

Jan 11, 2012 by John Agresto |

John Agresto writes that the bubble before the bubble is the collapse of the liberal arts among student majors today. This article appeared in the winter 2011 issue of Academic Questions (vol. 24, no. 4).

I Don’t Usually Recommend Rap Videos….

Dec 05, 2011 by George Leef |

But here's a very pointed one about the student debt bubble, with many sad college grads appealing to Barack to save them.

Caveat Emptor

Nov 30, 2011 by Glenn Ricketts |

That's the gist of this piece in yesterday's Washington Post, at any rate. The writer argues, as others have done recently, that if you're in higher education for the money, watch out. It may well cost you… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >

Another Graphic on the Higher Education Bubble

Oct 20, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |

The idea that the traditional college experience may be in jeopardy is catching on, as evidenced by the recent appearance of easy-to-read graphics illustrating the problem.

Graphic on the Higher Education Bubble

Oct 13, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |

In support of the claim that there is a "higher education bubble," an online publication gives us a creative display of the hard facts.

Let’s All Go to College?  Not So Fast

Oct 12, 2011 by Glenn Ricketts |

Is Higher Ed on the Brink of Major Change?

Oct 12, 2011 by George Leef |

In the recent book by Clay Christensen and Henry Eyring, The Innovative University, the authors contend that many colleges and universities will be left in the dust unless they figure out how to adapt, much as companies have crumbled… Continue Reading | 1 Comment >

Twenty-Six Year Olds in Diapers?

Oct 11, 2011 by George Leef |

David Bass of the John Locke Foundation argues that the mania for putting as many people as possible in college has given us 26 year-olds in diapers (figuratively speaking). 

Law Schools Getting Sued

Oct 07, 2011 by George Leef |

A large and growing number of law schools are being sued for misrepresenting data about the employment and earnings prospects of students who enroll. 

“Higher Education Bubble” AQ Issue in Print

Oct 06, 2011 by Ashley Thorne, Peter Wood |

The fall 2011 issue of Academic Questions asks, "Is there a bubble in higher education?"

Cost Versus Enrollment Bubbles

Sep 07, 2011 by Andrew Gillen , Richard Vedder |

We should carefully consider why Americans

Too Much For Too Little

Sep 02, 2011 by Peter Wood |

NAS President Peter Wood offers observations on the diminishing value of a college degree.