[djoldman]

This is quite the piece. One section that stands out is:

> It’s no coincidence that as grades have gone up, civic friendship between people with different views and backgrounds has gone down, both on campuses and in the nation at large. Students are so confident in their beliefs that they verbally assault professors and guest lecturers and physically assault classmates and janitorial staff. A dose of humility is needed, and it can start in the classroom.

I'm not convinced that grade inflation is causing verbal and physical assaults.

[cafard]

>> civic friendship between people with different views and backgrounds has gone down, both on campuses and in the nation at large.

Views, I don't know. Backgrounds I'd attribute to the cost of college significantly outrunning inflation.