Students are arriving at college woefully unprepared, professors say. Many lack the necessary endurance to read long passages, and some question the point of reading at all. We explore why this is happening, and what can be done about it.

Guest: Beth McMurtrie, senior writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education

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College Matters from The Chronicle, coming September 10.