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College professors face an emerging challenge: We know students are no longer reading entire books

College professors face an emerging challenge: We know students are no longer reading entire books
Phys.org Thursday 23 July 2026, 22:00 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

Anyone who has spent time on a college campus lately has probably heard laments from faculty about their students' reading habits, or rather, nonreading habits. Such complaints are more than unfounded nostalgia for a bygone age.

Anyone who has spent time on a college campus lately has probably heard laments from faculty about their students' reading habits, or rather, nonreading habits. Such complaints are more than unfounded nostalgia for a bygone age.
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