What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (Update)

Educators and economists tell us all the reasons college enrollment has been dropping, especially for men, and how to stop the bleeding. (Part 3 of our series from 2022, “ Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School .”) SOURCES: Zachary Bleemer , assistant professor of economics at Princeton University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. D'Wayne Edwards , founder and President of Pensole Lewis College. Catharine Hill , former president of Vassar College; trustee at Yale University; and managing director at Ithaka S+R. Pano Kanelos , founding president of the University of Austin. Amalia Miller , professor of economics at the University of Virginia. Donald Ruff , president and C.E.O. of the Eagle Academy Foundation. Morton Schapiro , professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University. Ruth Simmons , former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University. Miguel Urquiola , professor of economics at Columbia University. RESOURCES: " What Gay Men’s Stunning Success Might Teach Us About the Academic Gender Gap ," by Joel Mittleman ( The Washington Post , 2022). " We Can't Wait for Universities to Fix Thems…