Forbes – Michael T. Nietzel
“For the second year in a row, the news on the higher education scene was dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic and all of its many, seemingly never-ending ramifications for colleges and universities across the country. But the far-reaching impact of the pandemic was hardly the only story of significance in 2021. Changes in federal education policy and leadership, a continuing enrollment slide, record capital campaigns and endowment returns, and intensifying criticism of the academy by political conservatives were other developments that received extensive attention throughout the year. ” (more)