About this episode
This episode discusses the decline in male enrollment in higher education and explores the factors contributing to this trend.
In this episode of Higher Voltage, Kevin Tyler talks with journalist Erica Levi Zelinger about the sharp decline in male enrollment across higher education. They explore how outdated messaging, retention challenges, and cultural disconnects are fueling the crisis, and what colleges can do to reverse the trend.
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Tyler
Guest: Erica Levi Zelinger
Topics covered
- male enrollment
- higher education
- cultural disconnect
- retention challenges
- education crisis
Keywords
- college enrollment
- men in college
- education trends
- cultural issues
- retention rates
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Organizations: Higher Voltage
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