Quote of the Day

Andrew Ferguson, author of the book Crazy U, being interviewed online by Russ Smith for a piece in Splice Today. The topic is college admissions:

The key to understanding higher education in America is to realize it’s a highly competitive industry run by people who 1) don’t think of themselves as competitive and 2) refuse to believe it’s an industry.

I've spent a lifetime associated with colleges and universities; Ferguson is largely correct. Universities are rife with delusional thinking, fiercely defended as Lawrence Summers discovered. Hat tip to RealClearPolitics for the link.