Now, most college student including those getting Doctorates, can NOT read cursive writing; let alone do it.
Or even physically put a pen onto paper to write, for that matter.
My high-school niece mostly taught herself to write cursive. The learning to write in cursive was a lesson in art class. Her being an artsy sort of young lady liked the beauty of cursive, so she kept with it. Her older siblings can only print. I do not know if they can read it.