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Cornell University released a comprehensive report on Tuesday exposing an unprecedented crisis facing American universities due to declining federal funding, eroding public trust, and rapid technological change. The report, exceeding 200 pages, recommends diversifying funding sources, embracing ideological diversity, and developing new tuition models.
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In 200-Page Report, Cornell Confronts the Crisis in American Higher Education
Employers have voiced skepticism about U.S. graduates’ ability to handle workplace demands
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Douglas Belkin
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!People walking on the Cornell University campus.
*Cornell’s report said students are anxious about the cost of college and finding a good job. Seth Wenig/AP*
Cornell University on Tuesday became the latest elite school to propose a course-correction as it navigates one of the toughest periods in the history of American higher education.
In a more-than-200-page report commissioned by Cornell’s provost, a special faculty committee outlined what it called an unprecedented crisis facing universities, thanks to disrupted federal funding, an erosion in public trust and rapid AI-led technological change. The committee’s recommendations included diversifying funding sources, embracing a range of ideologies and developing a new tuition model.
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2. U.S. Education News
In 200-Page Report, Cornell Confronts the Crisis in American Higher Education
Employers have voiced skepticism about U.S. graduates’ ability to handle workplace demands
By
Douglas Belkin
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!People walking on the Cornell University campus.
*Cornell’s report said students are anxious about the cost of college and finding a good job. Seth Wenig/AP*
Cornell University on Tuesday became the latest elite school to propose a course-correction as it navigates one of the toughest periods in the history of American higher education.
In a more-than-200-page report commissioned by Cornell’s provost, a special faculty committee outlined what it called an unprecedented crisis facing universities, thanks to disrupted federal funding, an erosion in public trust and rapid AI-led technological change. The committee’s recommendations included diversifying funding sources, embracing a range of ideologies and developing a new tuition model.
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Further Reading
opinionWho Does the Protect College Sports Act Protect?
opinionCollege Grads vs. the AI Job Apocalypse
opinionThe SAT Didn’t Create the Education Gap
The School Where Students Do Farmwork and Chores—and Pay $40,000 a Semester
opinionJustice, Berkeley and the Race Proxies
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