Harvard’s Former President Responds to Attacks on Elite Colleges

James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal ^ | July 31, 2024 | George Leef

[Rockingham]

I went to a semi-elite private university in the South in the 70s. It's faculty included many liberals, a core of old school non-ideological types devoted to the educational mission, and few conservatives. I got two significant intellectual assets: an ability to write coherent, grammatically correct English, and a genuine understanding of history. Nowadays, I could get both via the internet at a small fraction of the time and cost.

[albie]

“Anything more than a 2 year degree is a waste of time and a waste of BIG money.”

...really? Engineering, Medicine, Law?

[wjcsux]

“Anything more than a 2 year degree is a waste of time and a waste of BIG money. Definitely an avoid!”
Yep! Spend $30-40 k and send your kids to a good trade school. If they do well, they can step into a high five figure job the day after they graduate.

[ReagansShinyHair]

This is the same guy who wrote The Shape of the River as a rebuttal to The Bell Curve many years ago. His arguments weren’t cogent then and I’m not inclined to listen to what he has to say now.

[LongWayHome]

I remember that. He’s a typical go-along get-along academic.

[KevinB]

Bezos graduated Princeton with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science. That was an education that prepared him well for what followed.

[bray]

Have they decided not to make Jews wear Yellow Stars?

[Herakles]

Bezos didn’t built Amazon Inqutel did!

[hinckley buzzard]

A good liberal arts education can be invaluable, but the fly in the ointment is finding a “good” one. Forget the elite universities, if that’s what you are looking for. You won’t find a good one there. Start with Hillsdale college.