Yale blames soaring costs, degree doubts and free speech worries for higher ed trust crisis: ‘Fallen short’

Source: New York Post

Skyrocketing college costs, shady admissions practices, and growing fears about free speech, political bias and curriculum have eroded public trust in higher education, a scathing Yale University report said. A committee of 10 professors at the Ivy League school found that steep tuition prices, backroom admissions deals, and free speech tensions and crackdowns on campuses nationwide are among the reasons fueling growing doubts about the value of higher education. “Trust is earned by doing what you say you’re going to do – and, ideally, doing it well,” the panel said in the Wednesday report, questioning if universities are living up to their “fundamental commitments.