How college became a ruthless competition divorced from learning

Re:How college became a ruthless competition divorced from l... by nitwit005 on Friday May 07, 2021 @02:02AM (#27072742)

There are certain topics that get reliable readers, despite having been true for the last 100 years or so. You can publish them on a slow news day. Stories like "the plight of the small farmer", "child care is awfully expensive", and so forth.

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Re:How college became a ruthless competition divorced from l... by GPerson on Friday May 07, 2021 @02:20AM (#27072864)

This is an interesting theory but I think it is too cynical. Dan Markovits has written on this topic for the last several years.

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Re:How college became a ruthless competition divorced from l... by nitwit005 on Friday May 07, 2021 @04:03AM (#27073526)

That's viewing things from the author's point of view, while I was suggesting the publisher's motive for wanting an article with this sort of theme. Ultimately the publisher is maximizing readership, and thus revenue.

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