Contributing opinion writer
Tyler J. VanderWeele
Tyler J. VanderWeele is the John H. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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Opinion
The Academic Case for Intellectual Diversity
By Tyler J. VanderWeele •
Arguments for intellectual diversity on the grounds of demographic representativeness do not get to the heart of higher education’s purpose. Viewpoint diversity should not be a political end sought for its own sake, but a means for advancing the pursuit of knowledge.
Opinion
What College Rankings Are Missing
If universities aspire to help students flourish, then surely it would be worth knowing whether their students think they are succeeding.
Opinion
Higher Education Has a Viewpoint Diversity Problem. Here’s How to Respond.
By Tyler J. VanderWeele •
Harvard scholars and leadership would do well to recall Richard Feynman’s wise words: “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.”