Higher education wasn't always corrupted to the degree that it is today. Universities and colleges earned a genuine, admirable reputation in the past by pursuing worthy goals. Cultural memories of that past keep prestigious schools going today, even though they are changed.
What should a college be? A long-time professor answers that question here:
- diverse opinions are discussed civilly, respectfully, rationally
- virtues like fairness, forgiveness, love, justice are the standard
- crime is not tolerated
- administrators maintain a stable, safe environment
- both administrators and faculty set a good example
- wisdom of the past is passed on to students
- students are treated like adults, not like irresponsible children
from "What College Should Be: The Question Lurking Behind the Current Wave of Campus Unrest"
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