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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
  • College Sports Have Outgrown the Schools That Made Them
    December 15, 2025

    College Sports Have Outgrown the Schools That Made Them

  • America’s Most Exceptional Folly
    October 22, 2025

    America’s Most Exceptional Folly

  • Some Observations on New College Rankings
    October 8, 2025

    Some Observations on New College Rankings

  • Confessions of a Former College Ranker
    October 6, 2025

    Confessions of a Former College Ranker

  • ‘Fight Fiercely, Harvard. Fight! Fight! Fight!’
    September 8, 2025

    ‘Fight Fiercely, Harvard. Fight! Fight! Fight!’

  • Alongside Rage and Despair, a Quiet Revival of Religion and Restraint Is Reshaping Student Life
    August 25, 2025

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

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

    Why Are People Fleeing Highly Educated States?

  • Colleges Ignored Their Prophets—Now They Pay the Price
    August 8, 2025

    Colleges Ignored Their Prophets—Now They Pay the Price

  • ‘In the Long Run, We Are All Dead’
    July 14, 2025

    ‘In the Long Run, We Are All Dead’

  • Professors Work Less Than You Think—and Students Pay the Price
    June 30, 2025

    Professors Work Less Than You Think—and Students Pay the Price

  • Student Loans and the Faint Hope of Reform
    May 29, 2025

    Student Loans and the Faint Hope of Reform

  • Reform Federal Student Lending!
    May 7, 2025

    Reform Federal Student Lending!

  • Fight DEI’s Campus Jihad at Friday’s Academic Freedom Event
    April 22, 2025

    Fight DEI’s Campus Jihad at Friday’s Academic Freedom Event

  • Can Golf Forestall Albright College’s Creative Destruction?
    March 24, 2025

    Can Golf Forestall Albright College’s Creative Destruction?

  • The Department of Education—To Be, or Not to Be, That Is the Question
    March 8, 2025

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

  • The Anti-Woke Counterrevolution Begins
    March 5, 2025

    The Anti-Woke Counterrevolution Begins

  • ‘Mr. Mellon Is Turning in His Grave’: The Mellon Foundation Is Reinterpreting American History and Monuments
    February 26, 2025

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

  • A Very Short History of American Universities, 1636-2025
    February 24, 2025

    A Very Short History of American Universities, 1636-2025

  • Universities Are Profiting Off Federal Research Grants at Taxpayers’ Expense—Trump Reforms Could Curb the Abuse
    February 13, 2025

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

  • A Buckeye Collegiate Revolution: Higher Education Reform Bill Likely to Pass Senate
    January 27, 2025

    A Buckeye Collegiate Revolution: Higher Education Reform Bill Likely to Pass Senate

  • Do Ivy League Degrees Matter for Leadership Success?
    January 21, 2025

    Do Ivy League Degrees Matter for Leadership Success?

  • Jimmy Carter: A Decent Man, a Damaging Education Policy
    December 31, 2024

    Jimmy Carter: A Decent Man, a Damaging Education Policy

  • A Great Trump Appointment: Jay Bhattacharya (Part 2)
    December 10, 2024

    A Great Trump Appointment: Jay Bhattacharya (Part 2)

  • A Great Trump Appointment: Jay Bhattacharya (Part 1)
    December 9, 2024

    A Great Trump Appointment: Jay Bhattacharya (Part 1)

  • Colleges and the Dumbing Down of America
    November 19, 2024

    Colleges and the Dumbing Down of America

  • Cheaters, Liars, and Robbers: A Higher Education Crisis
    October 24, 2024

    Cheaters, Liars, and Robbers: A Higher Education Crisis

  • Just Say No to Discrimination
    October 15, 2024

    Just Say No to Discrimination

  • Penn’s Shameful Sanction of Amy Wax: A Blow to Free Speech and Academic Freedom
    September 24, 2024

    Penn’s Shameful Sanction of Amy Wax: A Blow to Free Speech and Academic Freedom

  • Higher Ed’s Fate in 2024
    September 24, 2024

    Higher Ed’s Fate in 2024

  • Ending the Leftist Think Monopoly on Campus
    August 21, 2024

    Ending the Leftist Think Monopoly on Campus

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