As these technologies become better at producing knowledge work, they risk hollowing out the ecosystem of learning and mentorship upon which colleges and universities are built, and on which they depend.

The retention rate of STEM grads has stayed the same or, in the case of biomedical jobs, improved. It’s the non-STEM grads who tend to leave, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Senate File 2095 would require private colleges and universities offering degree programs with clinical rotations to, if requested by a student, find a rotation placement where that student would be exempt from any vaccination requirements put in place by that placement during their time in the rotation.

For decades, federal policymaking has invested in college access support on the grounds that we have a public interest in helping these students succeed.