Time to Say Arrivederci to the Ivy League

If you believe the fish rots from the top, it is time to break up, or somehow seriously diminish, the importance of the Ivy League.

(L–R) Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University; Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania; Pamela Nadell, professor of history and Jewish studies at American University; and Sally Kornbluth, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on Dec. 5, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Commentary

As a graduate of two Ivy League schools, I should normally be at least ambivalent about saying goodbye to the Ivy League.