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Treat students like future parents, not just future employees
Mary Frances Myler, Public Discourse
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Too many universities treat students as atomized wills, encouraging them to follow their passions in and out of the classroom. Our colleges must change course and remind students that their familial relationships and their accompanying responsibilities can and should play a more decisive role in their lives than their careers will.