"The report, out today, argues that higher education is in "a new era of scrutiny and conditional legitimacy." EAB finds the sector battered by social, political and market headwinds as it simultaneously navigates a more adversarial relationship with the federal government, a bifurcated enrollment picture, public doubts about return on investment, a rapidly changing athletics landscape and the effects of artificial intelligence on job prospects for recent graduates."
""In the past, it was largely assumed we were given autonomy. It was assumed that we were going to deliver value, do good for the public,""
""Now it's increasingly conditional and tied to-can you actually prove it? Can you show me the ROI? Can you show me the impact and economic value and alignment with the priorities of federal policymakers, state policymakers and the broader public as well?""
Higher education is increasingly squeezed by economic and political pressures affecting even the nation's wealthiest institutions. Scrutiny has intensified, creating a new era of conditional legitimacy for colleges and universities. Institutions confront social, political, and market headwinds, including a more adversarial relationship with the federal government, a bifurcated enrollment picture, public doubts about return on investment, shifting athletics economics, and AI's impact on graduate job prospects. State and federal actors have pressed universities to limit certain speech and halt DEI efforts, eroding assumed institutional autonomy. Policy actions such as loan caps, expanded endowment taxation, and research funding cuts further constrain institutional capacity.
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