Taylor Swift on the Syllabus? Her Songbook is Now Required Reading for some College Courses

A 2022 report by the ECMC Group found that more than half of teens are open to something other than four-year college and 2023 data showed they want to challenge how typical four-year programs are designed. Class engagement is a big motivator for higher education and so there is interest in reimagining what the classroom looks like. This includes offering coursessuch as, "Pscyhology of Taylor Swift.”