Reports are regularly appearing in the news in terms of cost/benefit analysis and how expensive college is compared with what you get out of it. Now the Wall Street Journal adds to the discussion by reporting about a “controversial recent study, led by the sociologists Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa and summarized in their book “Academically Adrift,” nearly half of all undergraduates fail to demonstrate significant improvements in critical thinking or writing skills during their first two years in college. Even more dismal, particular kinds of knowledge are largely forgotten shortly after the final exam.”