Humanities Research: To What End?
A new paper shows that the research imperative in academe has high costs but little benefit.
Author Profile
George Leef
George Leef is director of external relations for the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Carroll College (Waukesha, WI) and a juris doctor from Duke University School of Law. He was a vice president of the John Locke Foundation until 2003.Prior to joining the Locke Foundation, Leef was president of Patrick Henry Associates, a consulting firm in Michigan dedicated to assisting others in advocating free markets, minimal government, private property, and individual rights. Previously, Leef was on the faculty of Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, where he taught courses in economics, business law, and logic. He has also worked as a policy adviser in the Michigan Senate.
A regular columnist for Forbes.com, Leef was book review editor of The Freeman, published by the Foundation for Economic Education, from 1996 to 2012. He has published numerous articles in The Freeman, Reason, The Free Market, Cato Journal, The Detroit News, Independent Review, and Regulation. He writes regularly for the National Review's The Corner blog and for SeethruEdu.com.
Articles by George Leef
Is This eHarmony for College?
A company may revolutionize the college application process through the online matching model used in dating.
The Roots of the Protest
Occupy Wall Street might never have started If politicians hadn’t oversold higher education.
Reconsidering the SAT
A statistician wants to avoid uneducated guesses in educational policies.
Another Round on the Jane Mayer Piece
I reply to a post on the AAUP’s blog that purports to defend the New Yorker attack on the Pope Center.
A Scurrilous Attack
A New Yorker attack on Art Pope and the Pope Center doesn’t square with the facts.
Just Say No to SES!
The latest “diversity” notion is that colleges must strive for student bodies diverse in socio-economic status.
Caveat Donor
If you want to donate to a college or university: watch out.
Yes, Mostly ‘A’s but That’s Not the Worst of It
A new report on education schools shows rampant grade inflation, but we need more radical change than tougher grading.
Non-profit Colleges Can Be Very Profitable
They spend their excess money in ways that don’t improve education.