Fail U. : the false promise of higher education
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 24 cm
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Lamar Public Library (C426) - NONFICTION | 378 SYKES CHARLE | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
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Includes index
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"The cost of a college degree has increased by 1,125% since 1978 - four times the rate of inflation. Total student debt is $1.3 trillion. Many private universities charge tuitions ranging from $60-70,000 per year. Nearly 2/3 of all college students must borrow to study, and the average student graduates with more than $30,000 in debt. 53% of college graduates under 25 years old are unemployed or underemployed (working part-time or in low-paying jobs that do not require college degrees). Professors - remember them? - rarely teach undergraduates at many major universities. 76% of all university classes are taught by part-time, untenured faculty. In Fail U., Charles J. Sykes asks, "Is it worth it?" With chapters exploring the staggering costs of a college education, the sharp decline in tenured faculty and teaching loads, the explosion of administrator jobs, the grandiose building plans (gyms, food courts, student recreation centers), and the hysteria surrounding the "epidemic" of campus rapes, "triggers," "micro-aggressions," and other forms of alleged trauma, Fail U. concludes by offering a different vision of higher education; one that is affordable, more productive, and better-suited to meet the needs of a diverse range of students. Provocative, persuasive, clear-eyed, and even amusing, Fail U. strips the academic emperor of its clothes to reveal the American university system as it really is - and how it must change"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sykes, C. J. (2016). Fail U.: the false promise of higher education (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sykes, Charles J. 2016. Fail U.: The False Promise of Higher Education. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sykes, Charles J. Fail U.: The False Promise of Higher Education St. Martin's Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sykes, Charles J. Fail U.: The False Promise of Higher Education First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2016.
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