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College Degrees Don't Make Workers Sharper

Regarding “Is Disparate-Impact Theory Constitutional?” by Graham Hillard (op-ed, Aug 24): The trend away from college-degree requirements for hiring is long…

Teaching in an Age of 'Militant Apathy'

Immersive education offers a way to reach students. But can it ever become the norm?

Thinking About Thinking

In American society, college education can play a role comparable to that played by textual study in traditional Jewish communities. But for that to happen, colleges will need to emphasize critical thinking more explicitly and consistently than they currently do.

Academia is adrift in a sea of low standards

“[S]omething indeed is seriously amiss in U.S. higher education,” says Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, authors of the book Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses.  Arum and Josipa’s research, which, starting in 2005, followed 3,000 students over 4 years across 29 colleges and universities, “documents that many contemporary college students enroll in courses that do not require either substantial writing or reading assignments.” 

Academia is adrift in a sea of low standards

Has the Pandemic Pushed Universities to the Brink?

Covid has turned the gap between universities and colleges serving mainly privileged students and those serving needy ones into a chasm and it is unclear if the latter will be able to survive.

Yes, Blame The Federal Student Loans

by Neal McCluskey When I began working at the Cato Institute many moons ago, my focus was elementary and secondary education. But early on I came across a report titled “The College Cost Crisis,” from the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The authors seemed exasperated that federal student aid never caught up […]

What Gets Forgotten in Debates About the Liberal Arts

Career success for humanities majors doesn’t always depend on what those disciplines taught you. Sometimes, where you come from and what college you attended are what counts.