COMMENTARY: Yale is the least of US higher education’s problems
Yale University's report highlights issues with US higher education, including high tuition costs and mistrust in the system. The decline in college enrollment, now at 62% of high school graduates, is attributed to various factors, including stagnant college wage premium and changing expectations.
Yale University has taken steps to address its problems, acknowledging a lack of trust in the US higher education system. A report by Yale's president identified high tuition costs, opaque admissions practices, and a weak commitment to academic rigor as culprits. The issues affect not just Yale but the entire higher education system. In the last 60 years, getting a college degree became part of the American Dream, but this trend has started to reverse. College enrollment has declined to 62% of high school graduates, down from 70% several years ago. The financial returns to a degree have stagnated, and the mission of many elite universities is now muddled.
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