The Logical End Point of Trump’s Higher-Education Agenda
A “compact” offered by the administration could devastate racial diversity at elite universities.
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Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic A Deal That Would End Universities’ Independence
The free-speech provisions of the so-called compact are an exercise in contradiction.
Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe / Getty Scammers Are Coming for College Students
The U.S. Department of Education used to employ people whose job was to stop waste, fraud, and abuse. Now almost all of their desks are empty.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: manley099 / Getty; Connect Images / Getty; simonkr / Getty. The Problem With ‘In Demand’ Jobs
Federal workforce-training programs prepare people for dead-end jobs that no one wants.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: J Studios / Getty. The Myth of the Unemployed College Grad
A bachelor’s degree continues to be a great investment. Why do the media keep suggesting otherwise?
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty. These State Schools Also Favor the One Percent
Some of the universities that cater most egregiously to wealthy students turn out to be public.
Illustration by Alex Cochran. Source: Getty.
