When Gap Year Lasts a Lifetime—Delay With Caution
When Gap Year Lasts a Lifetime—Delay With Caution
How to maximize the value of the residential experience
Thriving in a post-pandemic environment means re-envisioning the entire campus service-delivery system as a tightly integrated whole
Leaders of residential colleges and universities
What if Public Higher Education was Nationalized?
What if Public Higher Education was Nationalized?
By Dr. Watson Scott Swail
March 19, 2020
With all the talk about increasing the number of students gaining access to a higher education in a way that is either free or more
Telling the Truth About Returns to Education
Telling the Truth About Returns to Education
By Dr. Watson Scott Swail
I’ve documented the returns to education for several decades, in terms of personal, family, and household income. These data have been used largely to showcase the returns to
The Demographic Challenge of Higher Education
The Demographic Challenge of Higher Education
By Dr. Watson Scott Swail
Most postsecondary institutions across the country are experiencing sharp and steady declines in enrollment. This is for two primary reasons: demographic and economic trends. In 2010, the US hit
What Will Be the Ripple Effect of COVID-19 in Higher Education?
What Will Be the Ripple Effect of COVID-19 in Higher Education?
By Dr. Watson Scott Swail
March 17, 2020
If you aren’t getting much information on COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus, you must either be living in a cage