10 Questions For Jean-Robert Pitte

Geographer Jean-Robert Pitte, 56, president since 2003 of the University of Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), rose to notoriety this spring with his criticism of the uprising against the government's abortive law to make it easier to fire — and therefore hire — young people. Pitte's new book, Young People, They're Lying to You: Reconstructing the University , is a stinging critique of French education. He spoke with Time 's James Graff in Pitte's office.

How many of the 26,000 students at the Sorbonne are really students? Between 10 and 15% of them are false students who enroll...

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