Afternoon Update: College feels transactional to many students. Who — or what — is to blame?

What Daniel Greenstein learned as he transformed Pa. system; a damning climate survey divides a campus; having children in graduate school; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. ALWAYS RIGHT? [College Feels Transactional to Many Students. Who — or What — Is to Blame?]( By Beth McMurtrie [STORY IMAGE]( Students increasingly see themselves as customers and college as a means to an end. Faculty members are wrestling with the consequences. ADVERTISEMENT [College Feels Transactional to Many Students. Who — or What — Is to Blame?]( LOOKING BACK [He Transformed a Sinking Public-College System. Here’s What He Learned.]( By Lee Gardner [STORY IMAGE]( Daniel Greenstein’s tenure was defined by merging six campuses into two new institutions. 'NEGATIVE RESULTS' [How a Damning Report on Racial Climate Divided This Campus]( By J. Brian Charles [STORY IMAGE]( After relations soured, a consultant accused a college’s administration of “prioritizing whiteness.” The president’s attempt to hide the leaked document made things worse. THE REVIEW | ESSAY [Should You Have Kids ... in Grad School?]( By Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman [STORY IMAGE]( Delaying child-bearing is the norm. That’s not necessarily a good thing. THE REVIEW | OPINION [College Speech Policies Are a Mess — and a Liability]( By Max M. Schanzenbach and Kimberly A. Yuracko [STORY IMAGE]( Inconsistent, ideologically doctrinaire guidelines are legally risky. LATITUDES [For International Postdocs, the U.S. Research Experience Might Not Measure Up]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( Foreign scholars often earn less and have fewer opportunities than Americans. 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