The little-known forces quietly killing the college degree
About this episode
Jay Caspian Kang discusses the crisis in American higher education and the factors contributing to it with host David Greene.
When New Yorker staff writer Jay Caspian Kang sat down to do his taxes, one question surfaced: Should he still be saving for his 9-year-old daughter’s college fund? What followed was a deeply reported series about the growing crisis in American higher education and the forces behind it — from AI to soaring tuition to a collapse in public trust in institutions. Kang speaks with Apple News In Conversation guest host David Greene about what colleges are actually for, whether they’re still delivering on their promises, and what the future of higher education might look like.
People in this episode
Host: David Greene
Guest: Jay Caspian Kang
Topics covered
- higher education
- college crisis
- tuition
- AI
- public trust
- future of education
Keywords
- college degree
- higher education crisis
- tuition costs
- AI impact
- public trust in institutions
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Organizations: New Yorker
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