The Great University Unravelling

GLEN O’HARA WRITES: Once engines of progress, Anglo-American institutions of higher learning now seem exhausted, underfunded, and unsure of their purpose.

By Glen O’Hara

To an astounding degree, the twentieth century was powered by English-speaking universities, which produced much of humanity’s progress and leadership. So it is worth noting that among our many disruptions right now is a great unravelling of this tradition. Anglosphere universities are struggling everywhere, laying off staff, shutting down…