The Ledger

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why aren't all 5 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 2 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Supported
Lyons: UC Berkeley undergraduates produce more funded startups than any university
“Berkeley undergraduates produce more funded new businesses than the undergraduates at any other universities.”
Rich Lyons Sep 16, 2025 ▶ 10:56 The College Crisis: Heads of Dartmouth & Berkeley Debate the Decline of US Universities
Assertion Partly supported
Lyons: UC Berkeley drives more economic mobility than any US university
“We lift more people further up the economic ladder than any other university in the country.”
Rich Lyons Sep 16, 2025 ▶ 11:06 The College Crisis: Heads of Dartmouth & Berkeley Debate the Decline of US Universities
Prediction Open · timeframe Sep 2035
Lyons: AI will eliminate more non-union than union jobs over 10 years
“In fact, I think a lot more unrepresented jobs are going to disappear as a result of AI than represented jobs over the next 10 years.”
Rich Lyons Sep 16, 2025 ▶ 28:52 The College Crisis: Heads of Dartmouth & Berkeley Debate the Decline of US Universities
Prediction Open · timeframe Sep 2030
Lyons: Federal funding for university research will decline over time
“There is less federal funding coming in over time, and I think that's a good bet”
Rich Lyons Sep 16, 2025 ▶ 2:15 The College Crisis: Heads of Dartmouth & Berkeley Debate the Decline of US Universities
Assertion Partly supported
Rich Lyons: One-third of Berkeley students transfer from community colleges
“A third of our students are already transfer students from junior, from community colleges,”
Rich Lyons Sep 16, 2025 ▶ 35:10 The College Crisis: Heads of Dartmouth & Berkeley Debate the Decline of US Universities
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