Minority Students and Research Universities:
There is nothing to be gained and quite a bit to be lost if we follow preferential policies that deliberately trump merit with group classifications.
Articles by George Leef
Cheating is So Much Easier
For-profit “essay mills” cater to lazy and dishonest students.
Obama Fudges Some Figures
A careful look at Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that most of the jobs in the fastest-growing occupations don’t require any college education.
Term Limits for Tenure
Some professors say it causes inefficiencies, inhibits innovations, and stifles the very freedom of expression it was supposed to defend.
A is for Average, B is for Being There
And C is for….comatose? A new look at grade inflation and the entitlement mentality.
Pushing Academic Freedom Too Far
A Canadian professor openly rejects teaching the actual course material to politically indoctrinate.
The Unstimulating Stimulus Bill
Duke University’s Mike Munger gives an economics lesson about the pending spending bill.
Getting Under the Skin of “Diversity”
A new book skewers an elitist rationale for admissions preferences.
Attacking the Sacred Cow of Academic Research
In a powerful paper, the president of the Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence suggests it’s time for a return to teaching.
Brave New Dorm
Political indoctrination in the guise of “Residence Life” programs took a pounding during a National Association of Scholars debate.