October 16, 2025 - Why are fewer young men enrolling in post-secondary education?

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline in post-secondary education enrollment among young men and explores various social and political factors contributing to this trend.

This week on the Mosaic, the team gets together to analyze data and reporting that suggests fewer young men are enrolling in colleges and universities. Cal Spellman, Ellen Maertens, Lauren Roulston and Mosaic host Belinda go back and forth over political gender divides, modern criticisms of post-secondary education institutions, and how young men are socialized to shed some light on these numbers. (Photo by Nathan Dumlao/UNSPLASH)

People in this episode

Host: Belinda

Guests: Cal Spellman, Ellen Maertens, Lauren Roulston

Topics covered

• education
• gender issues
• youth enrollment
• post-secondary education
• socialization
• political divides

Keywords

• young men
• post-secondary education
• enrollment decline
• gender divides
• socialization
• education criticism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mosaic

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