Confidence in Higher Education
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It’s arguable that, of all the items in Gallup’s annual Confidence in Institutions survey, higher education is the institution on the list that has endured the greatest number of destabilizing shocks in recent years. As a new school year has begun, confidence in higher education is at a low point -- but new data from Gallup and Lumina Foundation paint a more detailed picture of why this is. And what are experts in the field doing to restore confidence? Read Gallup’s latest update on confidence in higher education: U.S. Confidence in Higher Education Now Closely Divided Learn more about Gallup’s research with Lumina Foundation: ​Gallup-Lumina State of Higher Education This week’s guests include: Stephanie Marken, Senior Partner, Education Division at Gallup Courtney Brown, Vice President of Impact and Planning at Lumina Foundation Zach Hrynowski, Senior Research Consultant at Gallup Lee Strang, Director of The University of Toledo Institute of Constitutional Thought and Leadership
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