Humming to Higher Ed

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<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/opinion/humming-to-higher-ed.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/opinion/humming-to-higher-ed.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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I chose my own alma mater, Marquette, because it was the only university that sent a recruiter to my high school. The recruiter told us that Marquette was only for people who were ready to be treated like adults, and imagine my surprise on the first day when I discovered that the women couldn’t leave the dorms in slacks unless they were going bowling.</p>

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<p>There’s a well-known study called “Academically Adrift” that followed 3,000 students on 29 campuses and determined that after two years, 45 percent showed no significant gain in learning — and even after four years, 36 percent showed little change. … study found “that 36 percent of the students are studying five or fewer hours a week and get a 3.16 grade average.”

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