Where Do America’s Colleges Go From Here?

The Trump administration has a new series of questions for colleges about affordability, curriculum, and “national service”—how will they respond? And: W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington in a dubious battle over education, from the Atlantic archives.

Where Do America’s Colleges Go From Here?

TL;DR

  • The Trump administration has new questions for colleges.
  • These questions focus on affordability, curriculum, and national service.
  • The article also revisits a historical debate between W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington regarding education.