Richard Vedder

Richard Vedder is Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University, a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, and a board member of the National Association of Scholars. His latest book is Let Colleges Fail: The Power of Creative Destruction in Higher Education

June 1, 2026

Creative Destruction Comes for the Ivory Tower

Even at top schools, leaders must cut needless costs.
May 29, 2026

Techies Without Virtue

Theo Baker’s How to Rule the World depicts Stanford as a playground for future tech oligarchs.
April 30, 2026

The Return of the Religious Male

Campus hostility toward men is fueling a revival in their return to church.
April 1, 2026

Adult Supervision Has Improved Academia

But not so much that I would recommend it to anyone.
March 13, 2026

Civic Centers Are a Gamble

Ohio’s early results raise doubts about the durability of the reform movement.
February 3, 2026

Collegiate Shoplifting

24 U.S. senators funneled $636 million in earmarks to their alma maters.
December 15, 2025

College Sports Have Outgrown the Schools That Made Them
October 22, 2025

America’s Most Exceptional Folly
October 8, 2025

Some Observations on New College Rankings
October 6, 2025

Confessions of a Former College Ranker
September 8, 2025

‘Fight Fiercely, Harvard. Fight! Fight! Fight!’
August 25, 2025

Alongside Rage and Despair, a Quiet Revival of Religion and Restraint Is Reshaping Student Life
August 8, 2025

Why Are People Fleeing Highly Educated States?
August 8, 2025

Colleges Ignored Their Prophets—Now They Pay the Price
July 14, 2025

‘In the Long Run, We Are All Dead’
June 30, 2025

Professors Work Less Than You Think—and Students Pay the Price
May 29, 2025

Student Loans and the Faint Hope of Reform
May 7, 2025

Reform Federal Student Lending!
April 22, 2025

Fight DEI’s Campus Jihad at Friday’s Academic Freedom Event
March 24, 2025

Can Golf Forestall Albright College’s Creative Destruction?
March 8, 2025

The Department of Education—To Be, or Not to Be, That Is the Question
March 5, 2025

The Anti-Woke Counterrevolution Begins
February 26, 2025

‘Mr. Mellon Is Turning in His Grave’: The Mellon Foundation Is Reinterpreting American History and Monuments
February 24, 2025

A Very Short History of American Universities, 1636-2025
February 13, 2025

Universities Are Profiting Off Federal Research Grants at Taxpayers’ Expense—Trump Reforms Could Curb the Abuse
January 27, 2025

A Buckeye Collegiate Revolution: Higher Education Reform Bill Likely to Pass Senate
January 21, 2025

Do Ivy League Degrees Matter for Leadership Success?
December 31, 2024

Jimmy Carter: A Decent Man, a Damaging Education Policy
December 10, 2024

A Great Trump Appointment: Jay Bhattacharya (Part 2)
December 9, 2024

A Great Trump Appointment: Jay Bhattacharya (Part 1)