Yes, You Too Can Be a Certified Diversity Advocate!
A UNC-Chapel Hill program wastes money pushing an ideological trinket.
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
Airy Rhetoric Versus Gritty Reality
In the PBS debate on the economic benefits of more college graduates, the facts spoke for themselves.
Do We Need More College Grads, or Better Ones?
A survey of employer opinions sheds some light—but not very much.
What’s the Latest Academic Fad?
A major university association proposes a globalization agenda long on costs but short on justification.
Why Are Conservatives Rare on College Faculties?
Seven professors (Munger, Bean, Folsom, Bauerlein, Grabar, Anderson, Bertonneau) comment on a controversial theory.
Justice O’Connor Rethinks Her Grutter Decision
But will a future Court pay any more attention to evidence about diversity than hers did?
“Higher” Education Has Been “Lowered”
A new book by an unconventional sociologist diagnoses the problem and prescribes the medicine.
Good News/Bad News on Education Schools
Education Secretary Duncan wants to improve them, but doesn’t really understand their problems.
Are We Stuck with the Politically Correct University?
Does “political correctness” predominate in American higher education? If so, is that a bad thing? And if it’s a bad thing, can anything be done about it? A new collection … Continue reading “Are We Stuck with the Politically Correct University?”
Are We Stuck with the Politically Correct University?
An excellent new book explores the problem and suggests reforms.