• Topics
  • About
  • Donate
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feed
Skip to content

The Hechinger Report

Covering Innovation & Inequality in Education

Author Archives: Jon Marcus

Jon Marcus, higher-education editor, has written about higher education for the Washington Post, USA Today, Time, the Boston Globe, Washington Monthly, is North America higher-education correspondent for the Times (U.K.) Higher Education magazine, and contributed to the book Reinventing Higher Education. His Hechinger coverage has won national awards from the Education Writers Association and he was a finalist for an award for beat reporting from the New York chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The former editor of Boston magazine, Marcus holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree from Bates College. A journalism instructor at Boston College, he says he ends up learning from his students far more than he teaches them.

jmarcus@hechingerreport.org

The pandemic is speeding up the mass disappearance of men from college

by Jon Marcus January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

Listen: Disappearance Of Men From College Campuses by Kirk Carapezza This story also appeared in GBH News and National Public Radio WORCESTER, Mass. — When he and his male classmates talk about going to college, said Debrin Adon, it always comes down to one thing. “We’re more focused on money,” said Adon, 17, a senior […]

More colleges and universities outsource services to for-profit companies

by Jon Marcus January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

While many colleges are making big cuts, a few opt for permanent transformation

by Jon Marcus December 29, 2020December 29, 2020

Shopping for a major? Detailed salary info shows which majors pay off

by Jon Marcus December 25, 2020December 22, 2020

Number of rural students planning on going to college plummets

by Jon Marcus December 18, 2020December 21, 2020

The ‘Fauci effect’: Inspired by front-line health care workers, record numbers apply to medical schools

by Jon Marcus December 1, 2020December 2, 2020

More people with bachelor’s degrees go back to school to learn skilled trades

by Jon Marcus November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

Pandemic speeds up influx of remote workers to small cities

by Jon Marcus November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

Progress in getting underrepresented people into college and skilled jobs may be stalling because of the pandemic

by Jon Marcus November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

Strapped for students, colleges finally begin to clear transfer logjam

by Jon Marcus October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

Posts navigation

1 2 3 … 33 Older posts
  • About
  • Special Reports
  • Use Our Stories
  • Our Mission
  • Contact Us
  • Corrections
  • Newsletters
© 2021 The Hechinger Report. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feed

This website uses cookies as well as similar tools and technologies to understand visitors’ experiences. By continuing to use this website, you consent to our usage of cookies and similar technologies, in accordance with our cookie policy.