Everything in society is now viewed through that very instrumentalized lens and
unlike a lot
of other people who hold the
kind of job that I do, it's totally understandable that that would be the orientation, because higher education has done a spectacularly poor job
of delivering on its promises: It has racked up over $ 1.4 trillion in student
loan debt, putting an immense burden upon the next generation, not only financially, but dampening their ability to innovate and create.