If universities are going to justify the staggering cost of life on campus, they must offer students something ai can't replicate. At least 20 colleges closed in 2024, and more are set to shut down after the current academic year, according to the latest tally by implan, an economic software and analysis company. Now they must sell connection gen z is living through a profound social crisis
As political pressure mounts and campuses face new cultural and financial strains, higher education confronts a test of purpose and survival. A tenured usc professor is arguing that universities need to fundamentally rethink their value proposition as ai rapidly closes the gap on human instruction… The coming higher education shakeout will force institutions to make hard choices
Colleges are closing at alarming rates as financial woes, gen z’s shift in attitudes, and workforce gaps expose the depth of the college crisis.
