The coming fall of higher education

Population Shift Sends Universities Scrambling Applicant Pool Forecast To Shrink and Diversify

By Valerie Strauss,Washington Post Staff Writer

Colleges and universities are anxiously taking steps to address a projected drop in the number of high school graduates in much of the nation starting next year and a dramatic change in the racial and ethnic makeup of the student population, a phenomenon expected to transform the country's higher education landscape, educators and analysts said.

For more on this article, go to the Washington Post. Also, check out the following post by Lew Rockwell on the LRC blog on where to find a real education.