College: What It Was, Is, And Should Be
by Andrew Delbanco /
2012 / English / PDF
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As the commercialization of American higher education accelerates, more and more students are coming to college with the narrow aim of obtaining a preprofessional credential. The traditional four-year college experience is in danger of becoming a thing of the past. Prominent cultural critic Delbanco offers a trenchant defense of such an education, and warns that it is becoming a privilege reserved for the relatively rich.
