<p>Yes, I think it’s fair to give credit where credit is due. As the University of Chicago lets its college become more crass and pre-professional, and muddies the pure, clear waters of intellectual inquiry with technical training, it is moving not only in the direction of Harvard and Princeton, but also of Northwestern, which is far, far “ahead” in that enterprise. When it comes to pre-professionalism, Chicago is like the girl next door who has had one too many at a party and is eager to experiment a bit, and Northwestern is Xaviera Hollander.</p>