As colleges charge into the spring 2026 term, a toxic brew of hastily crafted artificial intelligence policies, plummeting enrollments, and faculty burnout is laying bare the failures of a higher education system bloated by decades of government intervention and progressive overpromises.
The "enrollment cliff," fueled by a demographic dip from the 2008 recession's low birth rates, is no longer a distant threat.
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Jim Thomas ✉
Jim Thomas is a writer based in Indiana. He holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science, a law degree from U.I.C. Law School, and has practiced law for more than 20 years.