What Role for Faculty Unions (If Any)?
Cary Nelson and Charles Baird debate the merits of faculty unions.
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
Ten Top Books on Higher Education
Do you agree that these are the best books to understand what is going on in America’s colleges and universities?
Scholarly Study–of Monty Python?
Academic papers on Monty Python are just the kind of thing the troupe would have lampooned.
Higher Education Needs More than “Perestroika”
A renowned higher education expert wants a transformation, but his prescriptions don’t strike at the root.
The Secret Is Out About Law Schools
Law schools are reluctant to grapple with the oversupply problem.
Nurturing the Dumbest Generation
The progressive theory pushed in education schools may explain why high school students read easy books.
Save Me From Money Woes
President of a state flagship university wants the politicians to borrow an endowment for him.
Rainbows and Kaleidoscopes, Oh My!
Psych professor advocates new, “holistic” way for colleges to evaluate and admit applicants.
Quality Guarantee or a Waste of Money?
Accreditation of colleges and universities has substantial costs but minimal benefits.
Three Cheers for Half a Book!
In my review of Higher Education? by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, I suggested that the similarities between the thinking of that book’s politically left authors and my own (libertarians are often but misleadingly … Continue reading “Three Cheers for Half a Book!”