{"id":2453,"date":"2017-02-20T17:11:21","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T23:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2024-05-29T12:36:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:36:03","slug":"inside-american-higher-education-is-the-worlds-best-system-in-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/program\/inside-american-higher-education-is-the-worlds-best-system-in-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside American Higher Education: Is the World&#8217;s Best System in Crisis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>American Higher Education is often uncritically praised in Japan. In her newly published book, &#8220;Inside American Higher Education: Is the World&#8217;s Best System in Crisis&#8221;, <strong>Dr. Aki Roberts<\/strong> discusses the current challenges American universities are facing and warns Japanese educators of the danger of unthinking adoption of US practices. 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