Universities, Liberalism and Democracy

The current system is broken. Here’s what truly inclusive institutions would look like.

Sep 26 •

Rachel Kleinfeld

Reflections on the New Encampment Culture

There were many puzzling features of the recent protests. This coming year, universities must course correct—while protecting the right to dissent.

Sep 20 •

Raj Vinnakota on How to Stop Campus from Boiling Over

Yascha Mounk and Raj Vinnakota discuss how to build a healthy campus community (and keep it).

Sep 7 •

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Deep Reading Will Save Your Soul

Real learning has become impossible in universities. DIY programs offer a better way.

May 29 •

William Deresiewicz

How To Put a Country Back Together

Here’s what young people need to know if they are to fix our social fabric.

May 22 •

Against Mandatory DEI Statements

Ideological litmus tests have no place in academia.

May 10 •

Randall Kennedy

Eboo Patel on Pluralism

Yascha Mounk and Eboo Patel discuss how interfaith work can serve as a model for engaging productively across differences.

May 4 •

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Kwame Anthony Appiah on the Right—and Wrong—Way for Universities to Handle Identity

Yascha Mounk and Kwame Anthony Appiah discuss cultivating thick identities (and thick skins).

Apr 20 •

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Larry Summers on What Went Wrong on Campus

Yascha Mounk and Larry Summers also discuss the promise and perils of artificial intelligence.

Feb 24

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