The Best Defense is a Good Offense
A liberal organization claims to promote free expression by discrediting criticisms of higher education.
Articles by George Leef
Dubious Educational Statistics
The Lumina Foundation forgets that state university systems do not produce degrees; students earn them.
Diversity Versus Merit
A new paper roasts three influential books that favor racial preferences in college admissions.
How the Naval Academy Achieves “Diversity”
A professor doesn’t agree that it should be the top priority.
Academic Freedom Is Not “Anything Goes”
A judge’s denial of Ward Churchill’s reinstatement as a teacher at the University of Colorado was the proper decision.
Breaking into Colgate’s Inner Circle
To strengthen oversight, “A Better Colgate” presses for direct alumni election of some trustees.
All the Wrong Incentives
A new Pope Center paper says the cost of college keeps rising because there’s no reason for administrators to be thrifty.
The Paper Chase in the Age of Slackers
A new study mistakenly sees a crisis in low college graduation rates.
Groupthink: Marching to a Single Drumbeat
Why do the professors in a discipline think so much alike? Dan Klein and Charlotta Stern offer some answers.
A New Law of Averages at Princeton
The Ivy League school’s reintroduction of tough grading standards could change the campus culture for the better.