Graham Vyse, Why Aren’t Students Reading? The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2025.
It’s hard to get today’s college students to read.
Many are unable — or unwilling — to do it, especially if they’re assigned longer texts. When they are reading, they’re struggling with comprehension and analysis. Professors say it’s much worse than what they’ve encountered with students in the past.
What’s causing this change? And how are instructors responding to it? Watch our explainer to understand the confluence of factors shaping Generation Z’s reading habits — and why higher ed is having to rethink longstand assumptions about how to impart knowledge. (For a deeper dive into this issue, read “Is This the End of Reading?” by The Chronicle’s Beth McMurtrie.)
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The video was created and animated by Crudo Creative. Carmen Mendoza, the senior web producer at The Chronicle, directed the project, and Maura Mahoney, a Chronicle senior editor, contributed to production.
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