lecturing, bodily presence, neoliberalism
In general I’m in favor of the idea of defending the lecture, but this piece in Jacobin by Miya Tokumitsu blurs some...
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platforms and institutions
In the new edition of his book on the modern Left, which I review here, Roger Scruton writes, Occasional lip service is...
on Social Justice U
Jonathan Haidt explains “Why Universities Must Choose One Telos: Truth or Social Justice.” When my friend Chad...
two visions of higher education?
Kwame Anthony Appiah on the two visions of American higher education: One vision focuses on how college can be useful...
on microaggressions and administrative power
Let’s try to put a few things together that need to be put together. First, read this post by Jonathan Haidt...
an imaginary student replies to Freddie deBoer
Freddie deBoer imagines a kind of universal trigger warning, perhaps to be issued to students on their arrival at...
the American university and resource dependence
We’ve heard a lot in recent years about the decline in American states’ support for higher education —...
the devil’s bargain: part 2
inc.com I promised a follow-up to my previous post, so here I am. In this post and the next I want to discuss two...
the devil’s bargain: part 1
So wrote R. P. Blackmur, an eminent poet and critic from Princeton University, writing in the Sewanee Review in 1945....
defending the liberal arts, once more
Thanks to those who answered my question about defenses of the liberal arts and the humanities. What makes for a good...