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Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. During 2019, he is serving on the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff in the office of the secretary. He is a 2017 winner of the ...
Our Elite Schools Have Abandoned Military History
A Boot Camp for Citizenship
Civics education must not be indoctrination, but it also must not be overlooked. By Peter Berkowitz.
Profiles in Political Courage
Clarity of purpose is only half of a winning political strategy. The other half involves a clear understanding of the possible. By Peter Berkowitz.
Boot Camp Prepares Students For Policy-Making Roles
A look at the 2019 Summer Policy Boot Camp.
How to Improve Our Colleges and Universities

Liberal education is in decline.
A Warning System for "Disturbing" College Courses?
Since the late 1960s, the movies have had in place a rating system designed to inform viewers of the suitability of films for various audiences.
No More “Party of No”
Educating the University
Peter Berkowitz on Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus by Donald Alexander Downs
Literature in Theory
Peter Berkowitz on Theory’s Empire: An Anthology of Dissent edited by Daphne Patai and Will H. Corral
The DA, Duke Lacrosse and Higher-Ed Hypocrisy
Duke is back in the news. As befits a great university, its travails have implications for higher education in America and for public life throughout the country.
On College Campuses, a Presumption of Guilt
SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- On Feb. 22, in celebration of its sesquicentennial, Swarthmore College proudly hosted “The Liberal Arts in Action: A Symposium on the Future of Liberal Arts.”
Breakdown in the Academy
Peter Berkowitz on The Marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Resistance in the American University by Louis Menand
Better Angels
Why Abraham Lincoln matters—even now. By Shelby Steele.
Liberal Education, Then and Now
J.S. Mill's idea of a university, and our own.