Bill Cosby is one such person. Another is saxophone great Branford Marsalis, who here offers some politically incorrect opinions about today’s college students. (He has taught at several schools.)

It seems to be dawning on more and more people that the cultivated image of higher education (eager students working hard to develop their skills and knowledge) is sharply at odds with the reality (many are prima donnas who insist on praise and high grades no matter how little they learn).