VOA慢速英语:美国大学领导担心未来

challenge(s) – n. a difficult task or problem

survey – n. an activity in which many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to gather information about what most people do or think about something

institution(s) – n. an established organization

confidence – n. a feeling or belief that you can do something well or succeed at something

consistency – n. the quality or fact of staying the same at different times

degree(s) – n. an official document and title that is given to someone who has successfully completed a series of classes at a college or university

deliver(ed) – v. to provide or produce something

sharp – adj. sudden and quick

innovative – adj. having new ideas about how something can be done

tend(s) to – v. used to describe what often happens or what someone often does or is likely to do — followed by to + verb

small-scale – adj. involving few people or things

inextricably – adv. closely joined or related

restore – v. to put or bring something back into existence