This article relies on some generalizations, so we need to be careful. Chemistry majors are probably much different than graduates in the social sciences. And every student should be judges on his or her own merits, not on the Zeitgeist of their school.
That said, I’m now wondering whether corporations are changing their views on the plusses and minuses of hiring ivy league graduates. Here’s an excerpt from R.R.Reno’s article: “Why I Stopped Hiring Ivy League Graduates. [1]” The author is concerned that ivy league graduates have been “socialized to panic over pseudocrises.” Here’s an excerpt:
Haverford is a progressive hothouse. If students can be traumatized by “insensitivity” on that leafy campus, then they’re unlikely to function as effective team members in an organization that has to deal with everyday realities. And in any event, I don’t want to hire someone who makes inflammatory accusations at the drop of a hat.
Student activists don’t represent the majority of students. But I find myself wondering about the silent acquiescence of most students. They allow themselves to be cowed by charges of racism and other sins. I sympathize. The atmosphere of intimidation in elite higher education is intense. But I don’t want to hire a person well-practiced in remaining silent when it costs something to speak up.
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