Naomi Schaefer Riley

Media

The Faculty Lounges – Endorsements | Reviews

God on the Quad – Endorsements | Reviews

Naomi in the media

Q&A with Naomi Schaefer Riley
C-SPAN August 15, 2011

The college scam
Desert Dispatch July 8, 2011

Between the Covers with John J. Miller
National Review Online June 14, 2011

One nation, until death do us part
The Washington Post, July 29

Walmart tries easing conscience of middle-class shoppers May 20, 2013
When 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, 2013
After 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, 2013
The 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, 2013
I remember when I first moved to New York City just after graduating from college.… MORE >> […]
The tenure trap April 22, 2013
People (like me) who make their living outside the academy often joke about tenure.… MORE >> […]

Black Studies, Part 2: A Response to Critics May 3, 2012
The 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, 2012
Naomi 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, 2012
It'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, 2012
Carnal knowledge takes a Crimson bow. And Naomi Schaefer Riley yawns. […]
Any Progress Since Port Huron? April 11, 2012
On the student-activism statement's 50th anniversary, Naomi Schaefer Riley asks Port Huron leaders: Hey, what went wrong? […]