The Crisis of the Quad: How Artificial Intelligence, Market Pressures, and Federal Policy Threaten the Civic Soul of Higher Education
Main Facts: The Intersection of Economics, Technology, and Liberal Learning American higher education stands at a historic crossroads, squeezed between rapid technological disruption, shifting federal oversight, and a profound crisis of institutional solvency. For generations, universities and colleges have served a dual purpose: a signaling function that verifies a student’s competence, knowledge, and grit to…
