This episode originally aired on Nov. 16, 2023.
Miami University is considering dropping or consolidating 18 majors and it’s not the only institution considering this kind of maneuver.
Colleges are adjusting to a changing workforce, a more tech-oriented world, plus dealing with the economic reality of fewer students.
We’ll discuss the cost and consequences of shrinking enrollments at some Ohio schools.
Guests:
- Dan Bauman, reporter, Chronicle for Higher Education
- John Comerford, President, Otterbein University
- Jon Shelton, associate professor, chair of democracy and justice studies, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay/Author, The Education Myth: How Human Capital Trumped Social Democracy
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