Fareed Zakaria’s In Defense of a Liberal Education is right: Liberal education gives one a competitive edge in the marketplace. But is that the best reason we should treasure it?

A New York Times essay argues that campus political culture has been corrupted by the corporatization of the university. This framing, while important, misses an important part of the story.

Dropping the SAT while hand-waving about “diversity” is a politically convenient way for colleges to serve their own narrow interests without doing anything to actually admit more low-income or minority students.

At Connecticut College, the outrage machine claims another victim.

Will PC overreach imperil university funding? It could when it’s as egregious as what’s been on display at the University of California.

Going to a top-ranked school won’t make you happy, but choosing great classes and great teachers just might—and help you get a job, to boot.