Reporters Roundtable: Enrollment, Loan Forgiveness, & FAFSA Simplified
Future U Podcast - The Pulse of Higher Ed
English - January 30, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 118 ratingsCourses Education higher ed admissions education colleges universities college going to college higher education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Hechinger Report’s Jon Marcus and Chris Quintana of USA Today join hosts Jeff and Michael for a roundtable discussion to talk about recent headlines in higher ed. Jon discusses the impact of lower birth rates in Japan on university enrollment, while Chris dives into the current state of the Biden Administration’s student loan debt repayment plans. Other topics include efforts by universities to articulate the value of higher ed, the rollout of the simplified FAFSA, and culture wars on campus. The episode is sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Ascendium Education Group.
Key Moments(0:00) - Intro
(2:47) - Declining college enrollment in Japan and US
(8:04) - Student loan forgiveness and career centers in higher education
(12:35) - College career preparation and job placement
(14:37) - FAFSA simplification, college affordability, and higher ed news
(20:25) - Higher education trends and challenges in the US
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