The Ben and Marc Show

Crisis in Higher Ed & Why Universities Still Matter

Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen

Posted January 12, 2024

Marc and Ben tackle the university system – a hot topic that’s been dominating the news over the past few months. As Marc states at the top of the episode, universities matter tremendously to our world, but they’re currently in a state of crisis.

Taking a “structural” look at higher education, Ben and Marc dive deep into the twelve functions of the modern university, as well as unpack the numerous challenges that universities face today, including the student debt and replication crisis. As colleges face an existential dilemma that could have long lasting repercussions, how can we find ways to improve these institutions, while being open to new entrepreneurial opportunities in education?