By the national bestselling author of The War on Cops: a provocative account of the erosion of humanities and the rise of intolerance

The American university is in crisis and taking the rest of society with it. Toxic ideas promulgated by higher education are undermining the classical values of the humanities, fueling intolerance, and widening, rather than healing divisions, and rapidly infecting our larger culture. Students emerge into the world believing that human beings are defined by their skin color, gender, and sexual preference, and that oppression based on these characteristics defines the American experience.

The Diversity Delusion argues that the root of this problem is our reckless pursuit of diversity, at the cost of a truly liberal education. Heather Mac Donald argues that today's university culture is remaking the world in its image, with destructive results for students, potential employers, and society in general. Mac Donald...