In 2011, they released a landmark study titled "Academically Adrift," which documented the lack of intellectual growth experienced by many people enrolled in college.

2011年，他们发布了一项名为“学术漂流”的具有里程碑意义的研究，该研究记录了许多大学生在智力方面缺乏成长的经历。

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A report called Academically Adrift, released in January, found that nearly half of undergraduates show almost no gains in learning in their first two years of college.

今年一月份发布的名为《学术漂流》的报告发现，将近一半的大学生在学校生涯的前两年中没有学到什么东西。

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The data comes from the book Academically Adrift, which raises some fundamental and surprising questions about the quality of U.S. undergraduate education.

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Academically Adrift addresses whether college students learn to think critically and solve problems, while In the Basement laments how ill-prepared students flounder in literature classes.

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The higher ed world is all abuzz about the release of a brand new book by sociologists Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, titled Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses.

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