![Ideas in Action with Jim Glassman show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/044/448/small/ideas-in-action-with-jim-glassman.gif)
Summary: A college education is still considered key to the American dream. But is that dream hollow? “Academically Adrift” a new book by two college professors contends that a surprising number of today’s college students show little-to-no improvement in critical thinking or written communication throughout their time at college. So why aren’t our college students learning more – and are any schools getting it right?