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Hey, What's News listeners, it's Sunday, October 4th.
I'm Alex Osola for The Wall Street Journal.
This is What's News Sunday, the show where we tackle the big questions about the biggest stories in the news.
On the show this week, the enrollment crisis affecting higher ed and what three institutions are doing about it.
For years, colleges and universities in the U.S.
Had a good thing going.
Steady demand as a growing number of Americans enrolled
and more international students were drawn to the promise of an American degree.
Now that's coming to an end.
There are fewer American 18 year olds in general, which means fewer potential enrollees.
Plus, higher education has been under intense scrutiny over the past few years.
The Trump administration has pulled federal funding and accused schools of violating Jewish students' civil rights.
Schools received criticism from both the left and the right over how they treated protests over the war in Gaza.
And now Cornell is receiving criticism and legal action