
The Academy’s Captured Gatekeepers
How a voluntary, bottom-up answer to an information problem became a federally enforced cartel, and why prying it loose is a cause every liberal should own.

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Siri Terjesen is Professor and Associate Dean for Research and External Relations at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business and founding Executive Director of the Madden Center for Value Creation. She is a member of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) at the U.S. Department of Education, appointed in March 2026 for a six-year term. She also served on the AIM rulemaking committee in April and May 2026. The views expressed here are her own and do not represent the position of any institution, committee, or agency with which she is affiliated.
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How a voluntary, bottom-up answer to an information problem became a federally enforced cartel, and why prying it loose is a cause every liberal should own.
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