Universities are studying their problems, but can they fix them?

Published October 3, 2026 6:45am ET



Higher education today is reeling from multiple crises. From the incursion of artificial intelligence into the classroom, to the crackdown on research funding by the Trump administration, the skyrocketing cost of college, and the decline in trust from the American public, it is hard to know what university leaders can do to restore their institutions to their former status as pillars of the country’s progress and prosperity.

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