Axios -Higher education institutions are buckling in the face of demographic shifts, the arrival of automation, declining enrollment, political headwinds and faltering faith in the system, Alison and Kim write.
Today's student isn't necessarily the "first-time, full-time" one that higher education is currently constructed around, says Julie Peller of Higher Learning Advocates. Instead, 37% are over the age of 25 and they often attend classes part-time while they juggle at least one job. Nearly a quarter are parents, requiring the higher education system to serve across generations and situations of students. They can be picking classes based on babysitter and bus schedules rather than who is the best professor, says Peller. While more people of color and students from low-income families are attending college than 30 years ago, there is a striking gap in completion rates.
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