From: johnny@invalid.net   
      
   By Nicholas Giordano   
   Published October 9, 2022   
      
   When it comes to higher education, there is no shortage of scandals,   
   but perhaps the biggest scandal is how colleges and universities drop   
   academic standards to match the proficiency levels of today’s student   
   population. When professors lower standards, we are diminishing the   
   quality of education, cheapening our own profession, and betraying the   
   core mission of academia — to transmit knowledge, foster critical   
   thinking, and prepare students for the professional world that awaits   
   them.   
      
   Recently, New York University announced that it would not be renewing   
   Professor Maitland Jones Jr.’s contract. Professor Jones believes he   
   was terminated after 82 of his 350 students signed a petition stating   
   that the course was too difficult and that he was responsible for their   
   failing grades.   
      
   Cut!   
      
   While Professor Jones's case is highly disturbing, even more disturbing   
   are the recent trends in education as a whole. A Wall Street Journal   
   study found that at least one-third of college seniors were unable to   
   develop a cohesive argument, identify quality evidence, and interpret   
   data. The study also found that students graduating from prestigious   
   universities have little to no improvement in their abilities to think   
   critically.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biggest-scandal-higher-education-lowering-bar    
      
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