The Point of a College Education by [[C-SPAN]]

Orson Welles quote about so many of him and so few of you at a lecture to 3-4 people in a snow storm.

statistics about the drops in humanities (~42:00)

consumerist spirit in higher education (45:00)

student evaluations (47:00)

education is a buyer's market now instead of a seller's as it had been in past generations

grade inflation

consumerism with respect to feminism and women's studies, gay and lesbian studies, multiculturalism in higher education

radical education as "going to the root"

in short, "let us entertain you" as consumerist education

"The job o education is never finished."

The hidden point of a University of Chicago education: Be an artist, be a scientist, be a statesman, be a teacher of artists, scientists, or statesmen.

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For another study, being a member of a cooperative and supportive learning environment may moderate the rates for persistence and academic performance in college.

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