Japan’s sharp college enrollment decline: Wake-up call to US?

May. 09, 2023 International

More than a dozen universities have closed in Japan due to its declining population. Could the U.S. be in store for the same fate, as college enrollment slips here?

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Credits

Guest:

Jon Marcus - Higher education editor at the Hechinger Report - @JonMarcusBoston

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins, Nihar Patel

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