How the Ivy League Broke America
(theatlantic.com)
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Graduate Degrees Are Overrated
(lemire.me)
Though I have many brilliant graduate students, I love working with undergraduate students. And I am not at all sure that you should favor people with graduate degrees, given a choice. Many graduate students tend to favor abstraction over practical skills. They often have an idealized view of the world. Moreover, these students are often consumed by research projects, theses, or dissertations, and the publication of scientific articles, which limits their time for concrete actions.
Though I have many brilliant graduate students, I love working with undergraduate students. And I am not at all sure that you should favor people with graduate degrees, given a choice. Many graduate students tend to favor abstraction over practical skills. They often have an idealized view of the world. Moreover, these students are often consumed by research projects, theses, or dissertations, and the publication of scientific articles, which limits their time for concrete actions.
Graduate Degrees Are Overrated
(lemire.me)
Though I have many brilliant graduate students, I love working with undergraduate students. And I am not at all sure that you should favor people with graduate degrees, given a choice. Many graduate students tend to favor abstraction over practical skills. They often have an idealized view of the world. Moreover, these students are often consumed by research projects, theses, or dissertations, and the publication of scientific articles, which limits their time for concrete actions.
Though I have many brilliant graduate students, I love working with undergraduate students. And I am not at all sure that you should favor people with graduate degrees, given a choice. Many graduate students tend to favor abstraction over practical skills. They often have an idealized view of the world. Moreover, these students are often consumed by research projects, theses, or dissertations, and the publication of scientific articles, which limits their time for concrete actions.
Decline and Fall of Cambridge
(spectator.co.uk)
Last month, after 21 years studying and teaching Classics at the University of Cambridge, I resigned. I loved my job. And it’s precisely because I loved the job I was paid to do, and because I believe so firmly in preserving the excellence of higher education, in Britain and beyond, that I have left.
Last month, after 21 years studying and teaching Classics at the University of Cambridge, I resigned. I loved my job. And it’s precisely because I loved the job I was paid to do, and because I believe so firmly in preserving the excellence of higher education, in Britain and beyond, that I have left.
Did Yale, Princeton, and Duke Violate SFFA in Last Year's Admissions Cycle?
(reason.com)
Following the Supreme Court's decision in SFFA in 2023, barring the use of racial preferences in admissions, admissions patterns at most elite universities followed the pattern one would expect: enrollment of black and Hispanic students declined, and enrollment of Asian-American students increased. Three major exceptions to this pattern are Yale, Princeton, and Duke. At each of these universities, enrollment of black students was basically flat, and enrollment of Asian-American students was actually down.
Following the Supreme Court's decision in SFFA in 2023, barring the use of racial preferences in admissions, admissions patterns at most elite universities followed the pattern one would expect: enrollment of black and Hispanic students declined, and enrollment of Asian-American students increased. Three major exceptions to this pattern are Yale, Princeton, and Duke. At each of these universities, enrollment of black students was basically flat, and enrollment of Asian-American students was actually down.
The University of Michigan Doubled Down on DEI What Went Wrong?
(nytimes.com)
A decade and a quarter of a billion dollars later, students and faculty are more frustrated than ever.
A decade and a quarter of a billion dollars later, students and faculty are more frustrated than ever.
The University of Michigan Doubled Down on DEI What Went Wrong?
(nytimes.com)
A decade and a quarter of a billion dollars later, students and faculty are more frustrated than ever.
A decade and a quarter of a billion dollars later, students and faculty are more frustrated than ever.
California bans legacy admissions at private universities
(nytimes.com)
California will ban private colleges and universities, including some of the nation’s most selective institutions, from giving special consideration to applicants who have family or other connections to the schools, a practice known as legacy admissions.
California will ban private colleges and universities, including some of the nation’s most selective institutions, from giving special consideration to applicants who have family or other connections to the schools, a practice known as legacy admissions.
Students paid thousands for a Caltech boot camp that Caltech didn't teach
(nytimes.com)
Hundreds of universities have lent their names to online programs, plugging budgets but alienating students who feel misled.
Hundreds of universities have lent their names to online programs, plugging budgets but alienating students who feel misled.
Universities are not just businesses, but an investment in future generations
(nature.com)
Many UK universities are in a financial crisis. But the government is leaving them to flounder, treating higher education as a private-sector industry and research as a public investment.
Many UK universities are in a financial crisis. But the government is leaving them to flounder, treating higher education as a private-sector industry and research as a public investment.
Plagiarism Claims Are Brought Against University of Maryland's President
(nytimes.com)
The University of Maryland said it was conducting a review of claims that its president, Darryll J. Pines, plagiarized significant portions of a 2002 scholarly paper.
The University of Maryland said it was conducting a review of claims that its president, Darryll J. Pines, plagiarized significant portions of a 2002 scholarly paper.
Elite US universities rake in millions from big oil donations, research finds
(theguardian.com)
Prestigious US universities are raking in millions of dollars from fossil fuel interests, raising concerns about conflicts of interest. And one university even appears to have owned a petroleum company from which it has earned millions of dollars, according to a spate of new reports produced by student organizers.
Prestigious US universities are raking in millions of dollars from fossil fuel interests, raising concerns about conflicts of interest. And one university even appears to have owned a petroleum company from which it has earned millions of dollars, according to a spate of new reports produced by student organizers.
From Myth to Measurement: Rethinking US News and World Report College Rankings
(anandsanwal.me)
In the grand theater of American higher education, few performances are as anticipated—or as controversial—as the annual unveiling of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings.
In the grand theater of American higher education, few performances are as anticipated—or as controversial—as the annual unveiling of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings.
Billiards is a good game (1975)
(mag.uchicago.edu)
When I came here in 1928, now more than half the history of the University ago, the University of Chicago was the one institution of higher learning that was thought to exist west of the Appalachians by the populace east of the Appalachians.
When I came here in 1928, now more than half the history of the University ago, the University of Chicago was the one institution of higher learning that was thought to exist west of the Appalachians by the populace east of the Appalachians.