My Books
In GOD ON THE QUAD, Riley takes readers to the halls of Brigham Young, where surprisingly with-it young Mormons compete in a raucous marriage market and prepare for careers in public service.
Philanthropy Daily Blog
- Walmart tries easing conscience of middle-class shoppers May 20, 2013When my husband and I moved to the suburbs of Westchester in 2005, we had to start buying all the odds and ends that homeownership requires.… MORE >> […]
- Lounging in (golden) handcuffs May 13, 2013After I published The Faculty Lounges in 2011, making the case for ending tenure in higher education, interviewers would often ask me two questions: 1) Do you really think that’s feasible?… MORE >> […]
- Death of a “sex symbol” May 6, 2013The sexual revolution will probably always remain something of a mystery to people (like me) who have come of age after it.… MORE >> […]
- When nonprofits lose sight of founding mission April 29, 2013I remember when I first moved to New York City just after graduating from college.… MORE >> […]
- The tenure trap April 22, 2013People (like me) who make their living outside the academy often joke about tenure.… MORE >> […]
Chronicle of Higher Education
- Black Studies, Part 2: A Response to Critics May 3, 2012The outcry over Naomi Schaefer Riley's last post boils down to four issues: race, credentials, the status of grad students, and the number of hours in a day. Here she discusses each. […]
- The Most Persuasive Case for Eliminating Black Studies? Just Read the Dissertations. May 1, 2012Naomi Schaefer Riley is decidedly unimpressed with what she sees as a weird, paranoid, anachronistic, and tunnel-visioned scholarly agenda. […]
- More Depressing News About College Debt April 24, 2012It's yet another factor contributing to the insecurities and destabilization of young adult lives, Naomi Schaefer Riley writes. […]
- What Harvard Students Don’t Know About Sex April 17, 2012Carnal knowledge takes a Crimson bow. And Naomi Schaefer Riley yawns. […]
- Any Progress Since Port Huron? April 11, 2012On the student-activism statement's 50th anniversary, Naomi Schaefer Riley asks Port Huron leaders: Hey, what went wrong? […]