"The Confusion on Campus"

Vincent J. Cannato has an interesting piece in today's Wall Street Journal about "Excellence Without a Soul," written by Harry R. Lewis, a former dean of Harvard College. Lewis is very critical of the higher education offered at his alma mater:

So how does Harvard define an educated person? A Harvard education, the university states, "must provide a broad introduction to the knowledge needed in an increasingly global and connected, yet simultaneously diverse and fragmented world." Mr. Lewis, rightfully dismissive, notes that the school never actually says what kind of knowledge is "needed." The words are meaningless blather, he says, proving that "Harvard no longer knows what a good education is."