Jon Marcus

Higher education editor at the Hechinger Report

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Jon Marcus  is the higher-education editor at the Hechinger Report.

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More than a dozen universities have closed in Japan due to its declining population. Could the U.S. be in store for the same fate, as college enrollment slips here?

Japan’s sharp college enrollment decline: Wake-up call to US?

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Divesting in university research gutting the US economy

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