The End of College Life - The Atlantic

If they persist, Donald Trump’s attacks on universities will destroy a cornerstone of American life.

Listen − 1.0 x + Seek 0:00 19:21 T he start of spring semester is a hopeful time on college campuses. Students fill the quads and walkways, wearing salmon shorts or strappy tank tops. Music plays; Frisbees fly. As a career academic, I have been a party to this catalog-cover scene for more than 30 years running. It looks made-up, but it is real. Every year in the United States, almost 20 million people go to college, representing every race, ethnicity, and social class. This is college in America—or it has been for a long time. But college life as we know it may soon come to an end. Since Janua

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