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#170 Can We Please Stop Talking About Harvard?
Jan 18, 2024
Faculty from three universities discuss the neglect of state schools amid the obsession with elite institutions like Harvard. They delve into the impact of job losses and program closures, reflect on a conservative scholar's criticism, explore the tension between socialization and transformation in higher education, and examine the conflicts between public subsidization of education and students' progressive values.
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- State universities and community colleges, which serve the majority of American students, are facing significant challenges that deserve more attention than the obsession with elite institutions like Harvard.
- Republican-led states are exerting political control over public universities, threatening higher education by appointing inexperienced party donors to boards of trustees and limiting decision-making in the best interest of students.
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The focus on elite institutions misses the dire situation at other schools
The obsession with elite institutions like Harvard causes us to overlook the challenges faced by the majority of American students who attend state public universities and community colleges. These non-elite institutions serve a much larger share of students and their struggles deserve more attention.
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