Trust in higher education is plummeting for good reason

By Jack Elbaum

Published July 11, 2023 3:21pm ET

Trust in higher education is plummeting for good reason — FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2018 file photo, people walk through the gates leading to Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Harvard's student newspaper is facing a campus backlash over a routine request for government comment about a student demonstration against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file) | (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)

A new Gallup poll shows that the public’s confidence in higher education is at an all-time low. It may be unfortunate that such an important institution’s prestige is declining, but it is by no means surprising.

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