I think your view of current state of higher ed is distorted by the media you consume, and what stories make click-worthy headlines. Students challenge their pr

I think your view of current state of higher ed is distorted by the media you consume, and what stories make click-worthy headlines. Students challenge their professors all the time, probably more than they did 20 years ago. Just because certain news outlets and social media make sure you hear about a handful of students who had a bad time with one professor, often because they themselves were picking a fight rather than trying to have a fair conversation. But those stories have always happened. And likewise there's plenty of healthy discourse in college classrooms that you don't hear about or experience, since you aren't actually in college.