Report: College Students Spending Significantly Less Time Studying, Grades Inflate Amidst Lowered Expectations
May 19, 2025
May 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSLrpt) -- A new issue brief from the Manhattan Institute raises alarms about a growing disconnect in American higher education: college students are spending dramatically less time on academic work than previous generations, even as grades continue to climb. The report, "What Do College Students Do All Day? The Answer Isn't Studying," by Frederick M. Hess and Greg Fournier, published on May 1, 2025, calls for a "cultural reset" in colleges and unive . . .