Day: October 8, 2025

Ten Books That Influenced This Economist

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of an article originally published on the author’s Substack on August 17, 2025. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. Here, with a few comments on each, are the top ten books that have influenced me in my career as […]

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Some Observations on New College Rankings

Previously, I pointed out the obvious: university rankings reflect the perceptions of what determines collegiate excellence, as decided by the rankers. One ranking organization might stress the positive perceived advantage to students of social mobility, the degree of economic diversity that there is between students. Others might emphasize job placement or the financial return on […]

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Florida Fought Leftist Indoctrination. So Why Is It Imposing It on Counselors?

For years, Florida fought back against leftist overreach in education. So why is it now forcing every aspiring counselor, including school counselors, to undergo ideological training that contradicts the state’s own values? The Hidden Trojan Horse in Florida’s Counseling Standards Florida has taken bold steps to combat the influence of woke ideology in K-12 and […]

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