The graduating class of 2025 is the largest the country has ever seen — around 3.9 million students. That's according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
And it'll likely be the largest group for a while.
That's because starting next school year, the number of high school seniors is expected to drop sharply. That's partly due to low birth rates connected to the 2008 recession.
We discuss how colleges and universities are grappling with declining enrollment.
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The Daily Signal - Victor Davis Hanson: Was Trump Right on DEI Being at Fault for D.C. Plane Crash?
On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” a Daily Signal original series, Hanson discusses the controversy surrounding Donald Trump's blunt comments about diversity, equity, and inclusion potentially being at fault in the recent commercial jet/Army helicopter collision outside of Washington.
“ We do know this, and Donald Trump brought it up, and that was that the FAA consistently under Joe Biden had racial quotas, and they abolished programs, and universities that encouraged people who had either expertise through the curriculum or prior military experience who would do well on meritocratic exams to try to join the FAA—and they were rejected because of their race.”
“ My point is that when [Trump] did that, everybody in the media thought it was awful. But then people who probably didn’t even vote for him said, 'Wait a minute. I want to be safe. I want my daughter to be safe. I want my husband to be safe. You mean there’s people in these control towers that were selected for criteria other than merit?'”
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Are We Suckers?
In the morning, a tariff war; in the evening, a declaration of a truce in the tariff war. If there's no tariff war, was there ever going to be a tariff war? Were we silly for taking it seriously? And what does this portend for the talks with Israel on its war with Hamas, now currently quiescent? Give a listen.
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Focus on Africa - Trump threatens South Africa funding cut
President Donald Trump has said he will cut all future funding to South Africa over allegations that it was confiscating land. South Africa's President Ramaphosa says that is not true.
Concerns that the conflict in eastern DR Congo could spread deadly diseases.
And what is are the reasons behind Namibia's high unemployment.
Presenter: Blessing Aderogba Producers: Frenny Jowi and Charles Gitonga in Nairobi with Victor Sylver and Nyasha Michelle in London. Senior Producer :Paul Bakibinga Technical Producer: Francesca Dunne Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
Native America Calling - Tuesday, February 4, 2025 – Native Bookshelf: ‘Punished’ by Ann-Helén Laestadius
Samí journalist and author Ann-Helén Laestadius offers readers a glimpse into the government-backed school system for the Indigenous children of Sweden that has parallels with the U.S. Indian Boarding School Era. Her novel, Punished, follows five Sami children forced to attend a nomad school in the 1950s. The story stays with them into adulthood, where each copes with the physical, mental, and cultural abuse scars just below the surface. Originally published in Swedish, the English translation of Punished is now available. Laestadius joins us for this month’s Native Bookshelf discussion. CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Ohio: Bitcoin Mining’s Hidden Gem
How does the Buckeye state view Bitcoin? We dug in with the head of Ohio’s Blockchain Council!
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Andrew Burchwell from the Ohio Blockchain Council
joins us to discuss Bitcoin mining in Ohio. From groundbreaking state
legislation and strategic reserve bills to the challenges with utility tariffs, Andrew shares insights
on building Bitcoin-friendly policy at the state level. He also dives into Ohio's energy future, the
role of natural gas and nuclear power, and how Bitcoin mining fits into the state's industrial
development plans.
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Notes:
• Ohio Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Bill
• Energy Policy Transformation
• Utility Tariff Challenges
• State-Level Bitcoin Advocacy
• Trump Administration Impact
• Education & University Programs
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
03:37 Andrew bio
05:29 Ohio Blockchain Counsel
08:58 Mining & legislators
12:15 Miners in Ohio
14:00 North American Blockchain Assoc
16:42 Trump & Regulations
21:22 Ohio Strategic Bitcoin reserve
23:32 Current state of BTC lobbying
27:35 What topics to focus on?
29:51 BTC & anti-state sentiment
35:56 How to get involved
38:15 Electricity tariff
40:17 Pushback from utility providers
41:16 Unlikely allies
44:04 Degrowth policy
45:06 Energy policy in Ohio
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CBS News Roundup - 02/04/2025 | World News Roundup
The U-S hits China with tariffs...and China responds. Chaos at U-S AID. President Trump meets with Israel's Prime Minister today. CBS's Steve Kathan has these stories and much more in today's World News Roundup.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Will 2025 Be More Of The Same High Prices For The Chicago Housing Market?
Housing prices in Chicagoland continue to rise at a faster rate than in most other major U.S. metro areas. Meanwhile, home sales dropped locally in 2024. Reset digs into the numbers with Crain’s Business Chicago residential real estate reporter, Reset “What’s That Building?” contributor Dennis Rodkin to find out what’s driving the higher housing costs and what’s ahead for 2025.
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Up First from NPR - Canada Tariffs, Education Department Targeted, DOGE
At the last moment the US paused its trade wars with Canada and Mexico, the Trump administration is reportedly targeting the US Department of Education for closure and questions are being raised about the amount of government access given to Elon Musk and his DOGE entity.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Rebel with a new cause: meeting Syria’s president
From media-studies dropout to international jihadist to Syria’s ruler, Ahmed al-Sharaa has an unlikely résumé. He speaks with our editor-in-chief, sharing hopeful-sounding hints of his vision—but precious little detail. Japan’s economy has been hobbled by low inflation for years; is that now in the past (14.05)? And the lucrative media gigs of Britain’s lawmakers (21.30).
Special thanks to Mamoon Alhidayat, our interpreter in Syria.
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