Teaching Paranoia: An Open Letter to Every University President

Dear University Presidents:

We all know that higher education falls far short of its promise.  I’ve spent a large part of my twenty five years as a research professor documenting the shortcomings of our system.  Perhaps you’re even familiar with my The Case Against Education (Princeton University Press, 2018).  In recent years, however, we’ve begun failing our students in new and improved ways.  In the past, we failed to transform our students into thoughtful and knowledgeable adults, but at lea...