American Colleges Don't Have A Trust Problem, They Have A Partisan Political Problem

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : According to the numbers, 74% of Democrats have some or a good amount of trust in American institutions of higher education.
59% : While trust for higher education is at 63% among Baby Boomers, it's just 51% among Gen Z adults.
59% : The real hole in the trust data is that, on this question, non-affiliated independent voters more closely mirror Republican sentiments - showing a tepid 52% trust level.
52% : And while it was disorienting and disconcerting to hear the indispensable experience and value of college education discussed in terms of sales funnels, yield rates, and conversions, a presentation by polling and research firm Morning Consult may have turned a contemporary conventional wisdom about colleges on its ear.Delivered and led by Rahul Choudaha, the Managing Director of Higher Education at Morning Consult, it was an examination of brand power and trust in higher education - two of the biggest factors in college interest and enrollment.
49% : In that company, the standing of higher education is downright lofty.More importantly, it calls into question whether anything colleges have or have not done is responsible for the erosion of confidence and trust.
46% : Contextually, when trust among Republicans for the government and media is only at 28% and 19% respectively, the 50% trust rating for higher education doesn't look so bad.
21% : The conventional wisdom is that colleges and universities are undergoing a significant loss in public confidence - that people simply trust higher education institutions less than they used to.

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