About Jon @JonMarcusBoston
Jon Marcus, higher-education editor, has written about higher education for the Washington Post, USA Today, Time, the Boston Globe, Washington Monthly, is North America higher-education correspondent for the Times (U.K.) Higher Education magazine, and contributed to the book Reinventing Higher Education.
Jon’s Recent Stories
Education Feb 09
Colleges and businesses team up to fill demand for skilled workersOne state tries industry partnerships to close the divide between what college students learn and employers need.
Education Sep 26
One small college’s death and rebirth offers lessons for the restAntioch College has become a textbook case for other troubled schools to study, and yet one of its biggest lessons is the value of being unique.
Education Sep 18
Graduate programs have become a cash cow for struggling colleges. What does that mean for students?Simmons College could barely meet its payroll. Now it has tens of millions of dollars in annual surpluses. So what does this financial solution mean for grad students who face escalating debt?…
Education Jan 03
Nationwide, state budget cuts disproportionately hit low-income, minority college studentsStates are disproportionately subsidizing schools whose students are wealthier, whiter…
Education Dec 21
Bridging the town and gown divideIn a time of falling trust, colleges are reaching out to bridge the class and cultural divides that often exist between them and the surrounding neighborhood.
Education Aug 03
Strapped for students, nonprofit colleges use for-profit recruiting tacticsThe move to more aggressive strategies comes after four-and-a-half years of overall enrollment declines at U.S. universities and colleges. And while private, nonprofit schools have managed to maintain a fairly level number of students, they’re finding that harder and more…
Education Apr 12
America’s increase in college degree-holders lags behind national goalWhen it comes to the goal of increasing the number of people with college degrees to 60 percent by 2025, the U.S. is behind schedule.
Education Mar 25
Which colleges are best at enrolling and graduating low-income students?Taxpayers spend more than $30 billion a year on grants for college students. Now they can see what they’re getting for their money.
Education Jan 22
Facing skepticism, colleges set out to prove their valueDetailed accounting is an example of aggressive new efforts being made by colleges and universities to prove something once taken for granted: their value and importance, in dollars-and-sense terms that consumers understand.
Education Oct 08
Albuquerque hosts massive effort to send more to collegeThis story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Read more about higher education. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In a nondescript one-story industrial building surrounded by a neighborhood…