William Deresiewicz on the Disadvantages of an Elite Education.

William Deresiewicz on disadvantages of an elite education. Video. The Kelly File with Megyn Kelly. Fox News, September 5, 2014.

Obama’s Ivy League education a hindrance to leadership? Video. William Deresiewicz interviewed by Megyn Kelly. The Kelly File Facebook, September 5, 2014.

I Saw the Best Minds of My Generation Destroyed by the Ivy League. By William Deresiewicz. The New Republic, August 4, 2014 issue. Also here. 

Your Criticism of My Ivy League Takedown Further Proves My Point. By William Deresiewicz. The New Republic, August 16, 2014. 

Spirit Guides. By William Deresiewicz. Slate, August 14, 2014. 

“My Most Offended Readers Are Ivy-Bound 18-Year-Olds.” A conversation with Excellent Sheep author William Deresiewicz. By Rebecca Schuman. Slate, August 18, 2014.

“They are intellectually underpowered and full of themselves, because they’ve been told their whole life how wonderful they are.” Salon Q&A: William Deresiewicz on millennials, the meritocracy, student loans and what’s wrong with the Ivy League. By Michael Schulson. Salon, September 2, 2014.

William Deresiewicz: Chris Hughes “embodies—including the ‘entitled little shit’ part—a lot of what I’m saying.” “We’ve basically reduced what it means to be human to market terms,” says brilliant critic of Ivy League/higher ed. By Michael Schulson. Salon, January 2, 2015.

The Disadvantages of an Elite Education. By William Deresiewicz. The American Scholar, Vol. 77, No. 3 (Spring 2008). Also here.

Generation Sell. By William Deresiewicz. New York Times, November 12, 2011.