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Prof. Saree Makdisi diagnoses how the university, the police, and the media have failed our students protesting on behalf of Gazan lives.
Prof. Saree Makdisi diagnoses how the university, the police, and the media have failed our students protesting on behalf of Gazan lives.
Saree MakdisiMay 10
Genie N. Giaimo explores the need for more comprehensive guidance for writing centers during various crises of late-stage capitalism.
Genie N. GiaimoFeb 13
Three educators find inspiration for fighting automation in the classroom in Brian Merchant’s “Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion...
Christopher Newfield argues that we need a new narrative to combat the US Supreme Court’s right-wing story about racial inequities.
Christopher NewfieldJan 26
Michael Dango dissects the history and stakes of Madonna studies.
Michael DangoJan 12
Abena Ampofoa Asare writes about teaching Black history.
Abena Ampofoa AsareNov 30, 2023
Johann Neem reviews Jessi Streib’s new book, “The Accidental Equalizer: How Luck Determines Pay After College.”
Johann N. NeemNov 18, 2023
Todd Shy reviews Michael S. Roth’s “The Student: A Short History” and Adam Gopnik’s “The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery.”
Todd ShyOct 5, 2023
Ryan Boyd reviews James Rushing Daniels’s “Toward an Anti-Capitalist Composition.”
Ryan BoydOct 5, 2023
Joel Cuthbertson defends the creative writing MFA as an educational, not a vocational, enterprise.
Joel CuthbertsonSep 2, 2023
Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado explains why humanities scholars need to articulate a more robust defense of their disciplines.
Ignacio M. Sánchez PradoJul 14, 2023
Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera discusses the systemic inequities in who gets to define the “crisis” in literary studies.
Jeffrey Herlihy-MeraJun 16, 2023
Rachel Feder discusses Carolyn Dekker’s new book “North Country: A Pedagogical Almanac” and the crisis in higher education.
Rachel FederJun 4, 2023
Stacy M. Hartman and Bianca C. Williams call for a radical reimagining of the project of graduate education.
Stacy M. Hartman, Bianca C. WilliamsMay 29, 2023
Michael Bérubé and Jennifer Ruth explore the crucial differences between free speech and academic freedom.
Michael Bérubé, Jennifer RuthApr 9, 2023
Johann Neem reviews Will Bunch’s “After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics―and How to Fix It.”
Johann N. NeemMar 30, 2023
Matt Seybold explores the implications of the recent grad student strike at Temple University.
Matt SeyboldFeb 23, 2023
A stirring if not fully persuasive defense of the university’s role in the formation of an informed citizenry.
Ignacio M. Sánchez PradoMay 23, 2022
“Broke” exposes the University of California system as a textbook example of structural racism.
Christopher NewfieldMay 8, 2022
The project of reinvigorating the critical role of the public university has never been more urgent.
Peter B. KaufmanMar 7, 2022
Naomi Kanakia tackles the question of whether certain English class Classics - say, Pride and Prejudice - should still be taught in schools.
Naomi KanakiaFeb 8, 2022
“Crisis” is both the driving force and the false consciousness of the humanities.
Michael MeranzeFeb 1, 2022
Christopher Newfield on the shift from public to privatized higher education, the imbalance in university funding, and how it's worsening our social...
Jeffrey J. WilliamsFeb 1, 2022
A transcript of the panel discussion “On Leaving” — a conversation in the Semipublic Intellectual Sessions, which took place on October 14.
Sarah Chihaya, Andrea Long Chu, K. Austin Collins, Lauren Michele Jackson, Christine SmallwoodDec 16, 2021