>Is a military base the only place “no devices” can be enforced or something?
I mean with the force of law, yea. Businesses get away with a little bit more in places because they pay you to show up.
But if you think anyone is going to university/college to have all their devices taken away all the time and pay for the privilege then you might be confused.
No but people do pay universities for (among other things) a meaningful credential that testifies to their knowledge and abilities.
If taking away phones is what’s required to make that credential meaningful again, then the universities must do it.
I think of it like a personal trainer. Do you pay them to make you sweaty and sore? Not really, but sweat and soreness are consequences of doing what it takes to build muscle/endurance/etc.
>meaningful credential that testifies to their knowledge and abilities.
No they don't, or at least a significant percentage of them don't. They pay the university because it is a paywall between them and even getting an interview in the first place.
Are people really this craven? I went to college because I like learning stuff. I literally never once considered work even as I went on to grad school.
I mean with the force of law, yea. Businesses get away with a little bit more in places because they pay you to show up.
But if you think anyone is going to university/college to have all their devices taken away all the time and pay for the privilege then you might be confused.