Colleges in Crisis

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Hundreds of colleges and universities had financial warning signs long before the coronavirus threatened to make everything worse. Hundreds of colleges and universities had financial warning signs long before the coronavirus threatened to make everything worse. The Hechinger Report and NBC News analyzed higher education's poor financial health, explored how it got that way and looked at the consequences for students.

Part 1: Analysis
A catastrophe is looming for U.S. colleges. This analysis shows just how bad it is.
Part 2: Mismanagement
How higher education's own choices left it vulnerable to the pandemic crisis
Part 3: Lack of oversight
Colleges are closing suddenly — highlighting government's failure to protect students
Part 4: Marygrove
'In one moment it was gone': A college's sudden closure robbed some students of their dreams
Part 5: Ohio University
Ohio University's identity crisis shows the struggles of regional public universities
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Colleges in Crisis

Part 1: Analysis

A catastrophe is looming for U.S. colleges. This analysis shows just how bad it is.

Part 2: Mismanagement

How higher education's own choices left it vulnerable to the pandemic crisis

Part 3: Lack of oversight

Colleges are closing suddenly — highlighting government's failure to protect students

Part 4: Marygrove

'In one moment it was gone': A college's sudden closure robbed some students of their dreams

Part 5: Ohio University

Ohio University's identity crisis shows the struggles of regional public universities

Interactive

SEARCH YOUR SCHOOL: Put your college through a financial stress test

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