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American colleges in crisis with enrollment decline largest on record

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Re: American colleges in crisis with enrollment decline largest on record

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just a couple of years ago. Masters.

I hate to break it to you, but thirty and sixty years ago, colleges were as full of lib as they are today, it's just that most of the radical causes they were getting behind have since had the benefit of the decades it takes to make it into the mainstream. (Or, like communism, have quietly been forgotten about.)

>I hate to break it to you, but thirty and sixty years ago, colleges were as full of lib as they are today

They were full of liberals, but now they're full of leftists.

Re: American colleges in crisis with enrollment decline largest on record

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no crisis - this is the American people recognising that the ROI of higher education is no longer there; in fact, with generative artificial intelligence poised to wipe out the white collar knowledge work college graduates had previously aspired towards, not going to college is unequivocally the smartest thing kids can do

Re: American colleges in crisis with enrollment decline largest on record

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The admin bloat ought to be cut in order to qualify for federal student loans. I'm always baffled how much tuition was at my public university, yet teacher and TA salaries are so low. It's like everything except academics attached itself to drain money from students

The more effective and quicker and cheaper solution is to get rid of taxpayer funded student loans. The bloat will disappear immediately.

Indeed, much of the recently new administrative office space at my university was dedicated to workers tasked with securing funding. I imagine some combination of grant writing, lobbying, and compliance work?

Re: American colleges in crisis with enrollment decline largest on record

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When’s the last time you attended university?

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Re: American colleges in crisis with enrollment decline largest on record

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Shame that. Last time I drove past a college in the US it was the day the hat sorts people into fraternities or however that works and there was a great big cardboard sign on the lawn with a poignant message scribbled in sharpie: "Thank you for your daughters" Quite the facial expressions on parents dropping off their kids and good chunk of life savings at these ivory towers.

Interesting how this only goes one way. Would it have the same effect if at a sorority there was a sign that read "Thank you for your sons"?

Eh, “the couch pulls out but freshmen don’t have to” was definitely a thing hanging off the balconies of sororities at my Uni, and we’re not even much of a party school anymore (comparatively)

Re: American colleges in crisis with enrollment decline largest on record

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post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just a couple of years ago. Masters.

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Re: American colleges in crisis with enrollment decline largest on record

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So, the education to become a democrat has now become so expensive,that people are forced to remain republican :-(

Please don't use HN for partisan flamewar. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for.

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Re: American colleges in crisis with enrollment decline largest on record

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The admin bloat ought to be cut in order to qualify for federal student loans. I'm always baffled how much tuition was at my public university, yet teacher and TA salaries are so low. It's like everything except academics attached itself to drain money from students

The more effective and quicker and cheaper solution is to get rid of taxpayer funded student loans. The bloat will disappear immediately.

Or just cap them?
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