The Cult of the Student in American Higher Education

Buyer beware.

Matthew Thiele

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Those who work in higher education are accustomed to hearing people say that students are the reason we all show up to work every day. Even though they tend to see students primarily as numbers, those who work in administration want to be seen publicly promoting the idea that higher education is firmly centered on the student. It’s common for schools…

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Matthew Thiele

Teacher. Satirist. Scholar. Published in Slackjaw, Points in Case, McSweeney’s, Ben Jonson Journal, and elsewhere. Definitely not a representative of GSU.