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Where Do America’s Colleges Go From Here?
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August 24, 2026
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27:54Now PlayingThis back-to-school season, higher education finds itself at a crossroads. Amid rising costs, pressures from the Trump administration over admissions and ideological diversity, and AI, a debate is raging about what college is actually for.
Radio Atlantic host Adam Harris speaks with Jack Stripling of The Chronicle of Higher Education about new challenges that colleges and universities are facing from the Department of Education, and what purpose higher education serves in the Trump era.
Later in the episode, Harris dives into the Atlantic archives to consider what history tells us about higher education’s purpose.
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