Higher Education’s 7 Deadly Sins – The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator

I taught my first university class shortly before John F. Kennedy was assassinated in the fall of 1963, giving me considerable historical perspectives on modern changes in American higher education. And while some changes have been beneficial (for example, we have had bigger enrollments and with that some increased access to college for those from families with low incomes), on balance, I would say higher education in America has deteriorated qualitatively if not quantitatively. Let me outline what can be called the “seven deadly sins” of higher education — adverse developments of the past six decades.
1. Declining Academic Standards
As the proportion of Americans seeking college degrees has increased, by mathematical necessity, a larger percentage of them have middling (or worse) academic preparation for college. With that, faculty expectations of their students have declined materially.
Time use data suggest that college…