Understanding the Landscape After the 2023 Supreme Court Ruling Black student enrollment is plummeting at a number of highly selective institutions, with noteworthy drops at Amherst, Johns Hopkins, Caltech, Cornell, and others. At Princeton, Black students made up 5 percent of the first-year class in 2025, the lowest representation since 1968. Altogether, these demographic sh...

Sweeping shifts in federal policy, the rapid emergence of AI technologies, and the growth of non-degree credentials are just some of the forces reshaping postsecondary education. Against this backdrop, the narrative around the value of college has become increasingly contested, with public skepticism rising even as the economic returns for degree holders remain substantial. Y...