| I can't read the article, but if I were to venture a guess I would focus on these things for contributing to the loss of prestige: - falsification of research results from academic researchers - tuition increases at double the cost of living (inflation) increases...and a majority of people not able to pay these tuitions - fewer jobs available that require a university degree and credentials - loss of "intellectual authority" due to changes in public opinion (conservative leaning) and AI technology gains in authority - evidence of large scale financial mismanagement and poor decision-making: my college has hired and fired 3 presidents in the past 10 years and now pays a salary all of them - inability to keep curricula up to date relative to the rapidly changing world - fewer academic researchers willing to teach - higher quality programs at community colleges at much lower tuitions with better teachers - public scandals about celebrities "buying" entrance to elite schools by cheating on exams - public scandals about students using AI to do their work for them - COVID changes and realizations of how colleges really work when stressed - ...and much more |