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*O'Shaughnessy, Lynn (May 3, 2011). [http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-college-solution/2011/05/03/higher-education-bubble-will-burst "Higher education bubble will burst"].  ''U.S. News and World Report'' website/Education/Blogs/The College Solution.</ref> In addition, college is clearly not delivering the goods in terms of intellectual development for a large percentage of its students. An American study found that forty-five percent of students achieved no significant improvement in their critical thinking, reasoning or writing skills during their first two years of college. After four years, 36 percent displayed no significant increases in these so-called "higher order" thinking skills.<ref>Rimer, Sara (January 18, 2011). [http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/18/106949/study-many-college-students-not.html "Study: Many college students not learning to think critically"]. ''The Hechinger Report''.  Reprinted at McClatchyDC website/News/Nation-World/National.</ref> Students, particularly those who made poor curriculum choices, are increasingly angry that college does not adequately prepare them for the marketplace and leaves them with a pile of debt.<ref>Vedder, Richard (April 5, 2011). [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2011/04/05/the-higher-education-bubble/ "The higher education bubble"]. ''Forbes'' website/Sites/CCAP.</ref>

*O'Shaughnessy, Lynn (May 3, 2011). [http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-college-solution/2011/05/03/higher-education-bubble-will-burst "Higher education bubble will burst"].  ''U.S. News and World Report'' website/Education/Blogs/The College Solution.</ref> In addition, college is clearly not delivering the goods in terms of intellectual development for a large percentage of its students. An American study found that forty-five percent of students achieved no significant improvement in their critical thinking, reasoning or writing skills during their first two years of college. After four years, 36 percent displayed no significant increases in these so-called "higher order" thinking skills.<ref>Rimer, Sara (January 18, 2011). [http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/18/106949/study-many-college-students-not.html "Study: Many college students not learning to think critically"]. ''The Hechinger Report''.  Reprinted at McClatchyDC website/News/Nation-World/National.</ref> Students, particularly those who made poor curriculum choices, are increasingly angry that college does not adequately prepare them for the marketplace and leaves them with a pile of debt.<ref>Vedder, Richard (April 5, 2011). [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2011/04/05/the-higher-education-bubble/ "The higher education bubble"]. ''Forbes'' website/Sites/CCAP.</ref>

==Politicizing Hiring==

==Politicizing hiring==

In 2013, an study found that academia was less likely to hire evangelical Christians due to discriminatory attitudes.<ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2013/06/10/suspicions-confirmed-academia-shutting-out-conservative-professors-n1616406/page/full Suspicions Confirmed: Academia Shutting Out Conservative Professors]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and intolerance]]

In 2013, a study found that academia was less likely to hire evangelical Christians due to discriminatory attitudes.<ref>Alexander, Rachel (June 10, 2013). [http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2013/06/10/suspicions-confirmed-academia-shutting-out-conservative-professors-n1616406/page/full "Suspicions confirmed: Academia shutting out conservative professors"].  Townhall.com.</ref> See also: [[Atheism and intolerance]]

Faculty boards have been known to (on multiple occasions) block the granting of a tenured professorship to candidates for tenure who:

Faculty boards have been known to (on multiple occasions) block the granting of a tenured professorship to candidates for tenure who: