Bleeding Meritocracy: Responding to the Admissions Scandal as Outrage Fades

Bleeding Meritocracy: Responding to the Admissions Scandal as Outrage Fades

As it enters week 3, the promising new series Operation Varsity Blues is running out of gas. The story of wealthy white folks bribing their kids’ way...

The Case of Hampshire College; or Why Bad Things Don't Have to Happen to Liberal Arts Colleges (UPDATED)

The Case of Hampshire College; or Why Bad Things Don't Have to Happen to Liberal Arts Colleges (UPDATED)

The season's higher ed masterplot is easy to state: liberal arts education is a financial failure; financial success requires mega-universities. Whatever...