Trump Threats Intensify the College Cost Crisis
Four-year universities are changing rapidly—just look at the trends in majors. Plus: Emerging markets feel “China Shock.”
Columbia Business School, despite all the challenges, remains No. 17 in the Businessweek ranking of best B-schools.
Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg“What’s your major?” might be the most common conversation starter on college campuses. It’s also a metric for seeing how much universities have changed over the past 50 years. Check out the graphic by Dorothy Gambrell below as Reyhan Harmanci describes Bloomberg Businessweek’s new package on higher education. Plus: Another “China Shock” is here, and why we don’t know what AI will do for productivity yet. If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up.
Escalating costs, controversial protests and the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have had US colleges in a tailspin. And things are only getting worse.