It's not a failure of the system; students are, increasingly often, mistaking universities for diploma mills. Some universities gradually acquiesce, others hol

It's not a failure of the system; students are, increasingly often, mistaking universities for diploma mills. Some universities gradually acquiesce, others hold their ground. The universities that maintain their standards for graduation will typically have droves of students dropping out, because there are droves of students who do not put effort into learning the material.