Diversity Infects Medical School
The obsession over group representation rather than individual competence continues to spread through academia.
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
Students as ATM Machines
A lawsuit alleges that a SUNY school lowered standards for financial gain.
Should Taxpayers Sponsor an Arts School?
North Carolina’s fine arts culture would be just as strong without this subsidy.
Only Leftists Can Be Good Teachers
The University of Minnesota’s education school wants to ensure ideological purity.
College: Investment or Vacation?
Does it build human capital—or are students just marching in place?
Asking the Right Question
Are too many students going to college? Bravo to Chronicle Review for a fair and balanced discussion.
Is Academic Freedom All That Fragile?
It’s less imperiled than two law professors think, and competing rights should be considered, too.
Yale and Berkeley Flunk This Test
A new interactive rating system grades colleges on what’s left of their “core curricula.”
A False Seal of Approval
St. Andrews College faces a loss of accreditation over its finances, despite providing a quality education.
A School that Reveals Its Biases
The National Labor College is avowedly pro-union; many colleges are just as biased, but they don’t admit it.