University President Warns That a Quarter of American Colleges and Universities Will Close in Coming Years

Widener Library, Harvard University (in full dress for the inauguration of the new university president. (Credit: Joseph Williams)

The president of Brandeis University in Massachusetts recently warned that up to a quarter of American colleges and universities could close permanently in the coming years. This is not necessarily a bad thing and is almost unavoidable.

Higher education in the United States is on a path that is not sustainable. It has gotten to the point where almost no...