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What an ancient Chinese philosopher can teach us about Americans’ obsession with college rankings

  • Written by Stephen Chen, Associate Professor of Psychology, Wellesley College
What an ancient Chinese philosopher can teach us about Americans’ obsession with college rankingsA visitor looks at calligraphy by Luo Sangui of the Daodejing, the classic Daoist text, during the Nanjing 2014 Grand Art Exhibition in Nanjing, China. Visual China Group via Getty Images

Each March, many of the country’s most selective colleges and universities release their admissions decisions, reviving debates over the roles of race, wealt...

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