MERITOCRACY

PROF. GARRETT: Harvard’s math class problem shows why merit still matters

This is what happens when ideology replaces merit. Rigor erodes. Degrees lose value. Employers stop trusting diplom…

By Matthew Garrett
Apr 9, 2025

University of Austin’s 'Merit-First Admissions' automatically admits students based on test scores

Students who score above a 1460 on the SAT, 33 on the ACT, or 105 on the CLT will receive automatic admission and a…

By Emily Sturge '25
Apr 2, 2025

ANALYSIS: Conservative values are the roadmap for post-COVID education reform

70 percent of 8th graders are below proficiency in math and reading, but post-pandemic learning loss is worse in bl…

By Emily Sturge '25
Feb 25, 2025

American Bar Association suspends DEI requirement for law schools

The American Bar Association (ABA) suspended its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion requirement for law schools follow…

By Emily Sturge '25
Feb 24, 2025

Brown medical school prioritizes DEI over 'clinical skills' in faculty promotions

The promotion guidelines classify a '[d]emonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion' as a 'Major Cri…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Feb 20, 2025

North Carolina eliminates DEI offices, citing Rutgers study on its negative impacts

The North Carolina Department of Labor and the Office of the State Auditor have both announced the end to all Diver…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Feb 6, 2025

'Meritocracy is back': WATCH

Campus Reform Reporter Emily Sturge joined Real America's Voice to discuss how universities are increasingly reinst…

By Campus Reform
Feb 3, 2025

Indiana governor signs executive order to replace DEI with 'Merit, Excellence and Innovation'

Indiana Governor Mike Braun has ordered for state agencies to replace DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) with wh…

By Campus Reform
Jan 17, 2025

Idaho education board tones down anti-DEI proposal ahead of vote

One of the nation's most conservative states appears to be weakening a plan that would remove DEI (Diversity, Equit…

By Campus Reform
Dec 18, 2024

Consultants recommend hiring candidates without degrees to ‘diversify’ staff

Gartner, a consulting firm, recommended employees hire candidates with ‘non-linear career paths,’ which ‘translates…

By Shelby Kearns
Jan 6, 2023

ACADEMICALLY SPEAKING: ‘Quiet Quitting’ in college is the lazy option for students already unfit to confront real life

While experiencing declining mental health, college students were also being indoctrinated with the idea that acade…

By Zachary Marschall, PhD
Sep 27, 2022

PROF. JENKINS: 'The academic left’s war on merit'

According to a recent report from Campus Reform, over 1800 U.S. colleges and universities no longer require entranc…

By Rob Jenkins
Sep 23, 2022

Merit system is unjust because it rewards productive individuals, professors argue

Professors at top American universities are criticizing the merit system in academia, arguing the concept is a 'bar…

By Kate Anderson
Sep 8, 2021

'Meritocracy' is a microaggression, university guidebook claims

Rowan University has published a guide on “Interrupting Microaggressions” with strategies for "calling out" those w…

By Adam Sabes
Jun 19, 2017