How bad is American higher education today?
So bad that Garrett Ward Sheldon, professor emeritus at the University of Virginia who has taught on political theory, American political thought, law, and religion, has predicted it’s on perilous ground.
“My guess is that in 10 years, half of America’s universities will be turned into vocational-technical schools or closed entirely (or possibly turned into minimum-security prisons or drug rehab centers),” Sheldon wrote in a recent op-ed for American Greatness.
Headlined “What Made American Academia Great (and How It Was Destroyed),” Sheldon highlights what a college experience should be — and what it has become due to political correctness and militant Title IX enforcement:
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"garret ward sheldon" the new jean dixon. He's just thinking outloud trying to make a name for himself.
ReplyDeleteHe was stating the truth. Most colleges are too expensive and staff brainwash students to the liberal professor's views
ReplyDeleteNot gonna happen.
ReplyDeleteOnly one problem. These universities have billion dollar endowments.
ReplyDeletelook at the libtards running these marxist institutions..cant happen soon enough
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ReplyDeletethey can turn Salisbury University into Getto Section 8 housing
hell, there maintenance man there could really make some money selling his prescription opiates
Can't happen soon enough. STEM and trade schools are the future.
ReplyDeleteToo many college graduates working retail or low paying jobs. Send them to trade school. You ever have to hire a plumber or electrician? The apprentice may not make much, but as they work way up. They can make more than the kid with a BA/BS degree.
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