Nation's colleges and universities are "broken", Sec of Education tells Hillsdale College audience

McMahon: The Decline Of American Universities Has Been A ‘Choice’

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon issued a call to the leadership of American colleges and universities in an address at Hillsdale College on Monday, urging a return to their roots in western civilization and the restoration of academic rigor in higher education. Americans’ confidence in higher education has been on a decline, according to Gallup, while interest in college […]

McMahon: Decline Of American Universities Has Been A 'Choice'

McMahon urged universities to guard their western cultural inheritance from "enemies both foreign and domestic."

McMahon Dings University Leaders, Cites Hillsdale as Model

The education secretary says higher ed is in decline. Critics say her speech outlining her vision for the sector misrepresents the reality on campuses. Education Secretary Linda McMahon denounced higher education as broken in a speech Monday at Hillsdale College in Michigan, directing her remarks primarily at four-year institutions and pitching her vision for how to improve American colleges and universities.

Nation's colleges and universities are "broken", Sec of Education tells Hillsdale College audience

US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon blasts American higher education, saying colleges are failing to deliver and must reform to stay relevant as alternatives multiply. McMahon criticized what she called a lack of leadership and basic principles, and increasing bureaucratization, and said colleges are losing public trust. McMahon recommends renewed dedication to free inquiry and "truth", as well as a renewed focus on preparing students for co…

Education Secretary McMahon touts state control, attacks Michigan’s university leaders

By Jennifer Pignolet, MediaNews Group U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon brought her Returning Education to the States Tour to Michigan on Monday, visiting three schools along with Hillsdale College, and touting a need to downsize the role of the federal education department and promote school choice. Just one stop on the tour was open to media, a short single-classroom tour at Pembroke Academy, a charter school, followed by a round-table…