Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this interview, sociologist Steven Brint explains why public trust in college has slipped and what can actually rebuild it. We cover cost and ROI, administrative growth, regulatory burden, the campus speech climate, and whether degrees still signal real skills. Brint closes with moves leaders and faculty can make right now to start winning trust back.
About Steven Brint
Steven G. Brint is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside. He is a leading scholar of higher education, organizations, and professions, and the author of Two Cheers for Higher Education.
#highereducation #publictrust #UniversityReform #academicfreedom #Campusspeech #FreeInquiry #viewpointdiversity
In this interview, sociologist Steven Brint explains why public trust in college has slipped and what can actually rebuild it. We cover cost and ROI, administrative growth, regulatory burden, the campus speech climate, and whether degrees still signal real skills. Brint closes with moves leaders and faculty can make right now to start winning trust back.
About Steven Brint
Steven G. Brint is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside. He is a leading scholar of higher education, organizations, and professions, and the author of Two Cheers for Higher Education.
#highereducation #publictrust #UniversityReform #academicfreedom #Campusspeech #FreeInquiry #viewpointdiversity
