574. “A Low Moment in Higher Education”
Freakonomics RadioMichael Roth of Wesleyan University doesn’t hang out with other university presidents. He also thinks some of them have failed a basic test of good sense and decency. It’s time for a conversation about college, and courage. SOURCE: Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University. RESOURCES: "Opinion: College Presidents Are Supposed to Be Moral Leaders, Not Evasive Bureaucrats," by Michael S. Roth ( Los Angeles Times, 2023). "Transcript: What Harvard, MIT and Penn Presidents Said at Antisemitism Hearing," by CQ Roll Call Staff ( Roll Call, 2023). "To Testify or Not to Testify in Congress? Your Job Could Hang in the Balance," by Annie Karni ( The New York Times, 2023). "You Could Not Pay Me Enough to Be a College President," by Daniel W. Drez
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