How to Measure Success in Higher Ed? Not Just How Many Students Attend, How Many Graduate
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To hear some tell it, the freshmen now arriving on college campuses across the U.S. are setting themselves up for a lifetime of hardship. “I kind of ruined my life by going to college,” blared the August cover of Consumer Reports magazine, quoting a 32-year-old woman. Perhaps the magazine enjoyed strong sales on the back of its sensationalist headline, but it misled the very consumers it hopes to inform in doing so.
Originally published: August 22, 2016
Author: Peter McPherson
Position: President
Institution: Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
Published by: The Los Angeles Times