Hacker News with Generative AI: College

There's a Very Good Reason College Students Don't Read Anymore (nytimes.com)
Nationwide, college professors report steep declines in students’ willingness and ability to read on their own.

Education, Reading, College

8 points by bookofjoe 27 days ago | 5 comments

The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books (theatlantic.com)
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.

Education, College, Reading, Literacy

55 points by BerislavLopac 51 days ago | 45 comments

Berkeley Tech Clubs Are Broken. Can They Be Fixed? (dominicdb.substack.com)
Over the last week, this email (or one very similar) has been sent out thousands of times. A large portion of Berkeley’s computer and data science majors will - or already have - written essays, attended coffee chats, gone to infosessions, participated in interviews, and completed technical projects in an effort to gain entrance to the 20-ish tech clubs on campus. Most of them - depends on the club, but between 80 and 98% - will fail.

Education, College, Computer Science

4 points by paulpauper 70 days ago | 1 comments

Personable Ballmer Leads College Extracurriculars, Microsoft (2002) (thecrimson.com)
Personable Ballmer Leads College Extracurriculars, Microsoft

Microsoft, College, Leadership, Technology, Business

4 points by divbzero 72 days ago | 0 comments

College Grades Have Become a Charade. It's Time to Abolish Them. (wsj.com)

Education, College, Higher Education

36 points by bookofjoe 75 days ago | 55 comments

An Infantilizing Double Standard for American College Students (nytimes.com)

Education, Social Issues, United States, College

5 points by gk1 79 days ago | 0 comments

Stephen Wolfram: Do Not Study Computer Science, College, and Elon Musk (youtube.com)