General Education Smorgasbord Offers Mostly Junk Food
Temple University’s new general education curriculum favors trendy boutique-style courses over intellectual cornerstones.
Articles by George Leef
Not in the Job Description: Saving the World
Stanley Fish’s own bias detracts from his argument against classroom indoctrination in his new book, Save the World on Your Own Time.
Affirmative Action By Any Other Name
Is UCLA’s so-called “holistic” admissions policy just a cover for racial preferences?
Is There Learning in Service Learning?
Volunteer work for college credits might be more feel-good fad than valuable learning tool.
Questioning the Paper Chase
Author Charles Murray confronts the myth that college is for everybody.
New Kid on the College Rankings Block
A new college ranking system featured in Forbes Magazine might improve on U.S. News’ annual rankings, but neither is necessary.
Ed School Math Training Does Not Compute
University education schools have lots of room for improvement when training teachers to teach math.
Our Encroaching Federal Government
A provision in the pending Higher Education Act enables Washington to punish states for cutting aid to higher education.
A Non-Solution to a Non-Problem
A call for more higher education to solve the “wage gap” wouldn’t work even if there was a serious problem.
Why It’s So Hard to Teach Students These Days
Professor Mark Bauerlein looks at “The Dumbest Generation.”