According to a new Pew survey, only 50% of Americans now believe that colleges and universities are having a positive effect on the way things are going in America, and 38% say they are having a negative effect.
underscored just how vast the different views of higher education have become, according to ones political affiliation: as an example, 87% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning individuals believe that colleges and universities are open to a wide range of opinions and viewpoints, double the 44% of Republicans and Republican-leaners who say the same thing.
The Pew results may provide a first glance at the public impact of the college admissions scandal that rocked the nation earlier this year. How much was the so-called Varsity Blues operation top-of-mind for respondents, once again stirring the cynicism that was the dominant national response to the revelations? It’s hard to know, but it seems probable it had some negative effect.
On the other hand, the results also show that negative views of higher education is not an isolated phenomenon. There's been a decline in Americans’ endorsements of major institutions in general.about opinions of technology companies, churches and religious organizations, national news media, banks, large corporations, and labor unions, it found that no more than half of U.S. adults believed any of them were having a positive impact on the country.
Higher education leaders are faced with the following stark reality: the majority of U.S. citizens believe that higher education is going in the wrong direction. The reasons behind that view need to be recognized and addressed, rather than minimized and rationalized.
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