Higher education must be rebuilt to restore public trust. Here’s how.

By Randi Weingarten and Todd Wolfson

Randi Weingarten is president of the American Federation of Teachers, and Todd Wolfson is president of the American Association of University Professors. 

Last month, Yale University released a striking report acknowledging that public trust in higher education is eroding — and that universities themselves bear responsibility. The report’s authors offer a candid recognition of the depth of this crisis, citing a recent Pew Research Center poll indicating that 70% of Americans believe higher education is heading in the wrong direction.

Reports like Yale’s point to real issues: cost, transparency and questions about academic culture. But recognition is not the same as a reckoning.

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