"If we broaden the definition of “college,” to include more high-quality roads to professional careers, we can build a bridge across the diploma divide, not a wall around it."
I found one college president in Idaho who felt Republican influencers in his area were telling kids college was too liberal, don’t go, but as I say in the piece, before this election year, college enrollment doesn’t appear to be any lower in red states. That doesn’t include this fall’s stats.
Well-written and certainly worth exploration.
"If we broaden the definition of “college,” to include more high-quality roads to professional careers, we can build a bridge across the diploma divide, not a wall around it."
Excellent conclusion.
Pew has some striking data about the favorability of higher ed by political affiliation. https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/02/01/colleges-and-universities-k-12-public-schools/
I found one college president in Idaho who felt Republican influencers in his area were telling kids college was too liberal, don’t go, but as I say in the piece, before this election year, college enrollment doesn’t appear to be any lower in red states. That doesn’t include this fall’s stats.