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Mark Bauerlein

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Mark Bauerlein is Emeritus Professor of English at Emory University and an editor at First Things magazine. He served as Director of Research and Analysis at the National Endowment for the Arts (2003-05). His commentaries and reviews have appeared in New York Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta Magazine, Chronicle of Higher Education, www.cnn.com, and many other national periodicals. His more than 400 interviews have included spots on CBS News, NPR, CNN, Fox News, ABC's Nightline, and 20/20. His books includeLiterary Criticism: An Autopsy (1997), The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (2008),Negrophobia: A Race Riot in Atlanta, 1906 (2001), and his new book The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults. He lives in Washington, DC.

Articles by Mark Bauerlein


The Case for Admissions Selectivity

Feb 8, 2023 · Mark Bauerlein · Comments Off on The Case for Admissions Selectivity

For how many years have elite colleges been playing a double game of inclusivity/selectivity? Some years back, Yale President Peter Salovey had an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal affirming … Continue reading “The Case for Admissions Selectivity”


The Professors Made Their Bed

Jan 28, 2022 · Mark Bauerlein · Comments Off on The Professors Made Their Bed

One of the stories in my new book, The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults is that of the changed status of undergraduates and professors. They … Continue reading “The Professors Made Their Bed”


They’ve Got to Get Rid of Western Civ—They Have To 

Oct 14, 2020 · Mark Bauerlein · Comments Off on They’ve Got to Get Rid of Western Civ—They Have To 

For ten years I served on the GRE Literature Exam committee. The exam is one of the special subject matter exams separate from the regular GRE (with math, verbal, analytical … Continue reading “They’ve Got to Get Rid of Western Civ—They Have To “


The Truth-Teller

Aug 21, 2019 · Mark Bauerlein · Comments Off on The Truth-Teller

People in the education policy and funding worlds don’t like Sandra Stotsky. For years she has been a robust critic of too many things educators, ed school professors, school administrators, … Continue reading “The Truth-Teller”


Be Wary of This Test

Jan 11, 2019 · Mark Bauerlein · Comments Off on Be Wary of This Test

There is a notable new testing effort afoot. It’s called Imbellus, an assessment project that has raised millions in investment capital and whose founder Rebecca Kantar recently earned a gushing … Continue reading “Be Wary of This Test”


Faculty in Denial about Own Role in Decline of Humanities

Jun 20, 2018 · Mark Bauerlein · Comments Off on Faculty in Denial about Own Role in Decline of Humanities

If you want to see one example of why a new populism has emerged in American universities in the last 10 years, take a look at a statement issued last … Continue reading “Faculty in Denial about Own Role in Decline of Humanities”


David Horowitz’s Insight About the Academic Left

Oct 18, 2017 · Mark Bauerlein · Comments Off on David Horowitz’s Insight About the Academic Left

For a few years in the mid-2000s, David Horowitz was one of the most prominent figures on the campus scene. He didn’t have a PhD and he didn’t belong to … Continue reading “David Horowitz’s Insight About the Academic Left”


Shirking the Real Work — Full Professors and Freshman Comp

Mar 11, 2008 · Mark Bauerlein · Comments Off on Shirking the Real Work — Full Professors and Freshman Comp

Teaching writing is a difficult job best performed by experienced professors, not graduate students.

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