The American belief in 'college for all' is eroding due to factors such as massive student debt, underemployed degree-holders, and political intolerance on campus. This has led to frustration among 40 million college dropouts. Elite universities are also being criticized for their perceived lack of practical education. Douglas Belkin's article in the Wall Street Journal discusses this trend.
Our elite universities have become total laughing stocks. Literally everyone I know, from the C suite to average Joes, think they’re basically a Clown College. Nobody believes the education learned there is useful or practical or differentiated anymore. And it’s actually even…
Pretty insightful ex post facto. Why Americans Have Lost Faith in the Value of College https://t.co/I165hkRUfg
The American belief in “college for all” is collapsing in the face of student debt, diminishing return on investment and the frustration of 40 million college dropouts, writes Douglas Belkin. https://t.co/6WTdNPzur4 via @WSJ
More Americans not feeling the value of a college education: “That consensus is now collapsing in the face of massive student debt, underemployed degree-holders and political intolerance on campus.” https://t.co/ZRFbgweJ3h
The American belief in “college for all” is collapsing in the face of student debt, diminishing return on investment and the frustration of 40 million college dropouts, writes Douglas Belkin https://t.co/FetVWrdwx1 https://t.co/FetVWrdwx1