Paulina Cossette spent six years getting a doctoral degree with the goal of becoming a university professor. But it wasn’t long before she gave up on that path. With higher education under political assault, and opportunities as well as job security diminished by enrollment declines, Cossette felt burnt out and disillusioned. So she quit her […] The post A ‘Great Defection’ threatens to empty universities and colleges of top teaching talent appeared first on The Hechinger Report.