Education

Sankofa Time
Abena Ampofoa Asare writes about teaching Black history....
Abena Ampofoa AsareNov 30
- Education
- History
For Luck or Merit: On Jessi Streib’s “The Accidental Equalizer”
Johann Neem reviews Jessi Streib’s new book, “The Accidental Equalizer: How Luck Determines Pay After College.”...
Johann N. NeemNov 18
- Education
Against Coolness: On Two New Books About Being a Student
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
- Education
Is It Possible to Teach Anti-Capitalism? On James Rushing Daniel’s “Toward an Anti-Capitalist Composition”
Ryan Boyd reviews James Rushing Daniels’s “Toward an Anti-Capitalist Composition.”...
Ryan BoydOct 5
- Education
Against the MFA Contrarians
Joel Cuthbertson defends the creative writing MFA as an educational, not a vocational, enterprise....
Joel CuthbertsonSep 2
- Education
- Memoir
The Humanities Are Worth Fighting For
Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado explains why humanities scholars need to articulate a more robust defense of their disciplines....
Ignacio M. Sánchez PradoJul 14
- Education
Where the Humanities Are Not in Crisis
Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera discusses the systemic inequities in who gets to define the “crisis” in literary studies....
Jeffrey Herlihy-MeraJun 16
- Education
Swan Song for a University: On Carolyn Dekker’s “North Country”
Rachel Feder discusses Carolyn Dekker’s new book “North Country: A Pedagogical Almanac” and the crisis in higher education....
Rachel FederJun 4
- Education
- Memoir
The Future of Doctoral Education: Four Provocations for a More Just and Sustainable Academy
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
- Education
Does It Matter Whether We Know What Academic Freedom Is?
Michael Bérubé and Jennifer Ruth explore the crucial differences between free speech and academic freedom....
Michael Bérubé, Jennifer RuthApr 9
- Education
Revenge of the Poorly Educated: On Will Bunch’s “After the Ivory Tower Falls”
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
- Education
Jason Wingard’s EdTech Griftopia
Matt Seybold explores the implications of the recent grad student strike at Temple University....
Matt SeyboldFeb 23
- Education
Remedial Humanities: On Roosevelt Montás’s “Rescuing Socrates”
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
- Education
Suboptimal by Design: On Laura T. Hamilton and Kelly Nielsen’s “Broke: The Racial Consequences of Underfunding Public Universities”
“Broke” exposes the University of California system as a textbook example of structural racism....
Christopher NewfieldMay 8, 2022
- Education
In Defense of Facts and Expertise: On Ronald J. Daniels’s “What Universities Owe Democracy”
The project of reinvigorating the critical role of the public university has never been more urgent....
Peter B. KaufmanMar 7, 2022
- Education
Are “The Classics” Bad for You?
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
- Education
We Other Humanists: On Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon’s “Permanent Crisis: The Humanities in a Disenchanted Age”
“Crisis” is both the driving force and the false consciousness of the humanities....
Michael MeranzeFeb 1, 2022
- Education
Grotesque Inequity: Christopher Newfield on Higher Education
Christopher Newfield on the shift from public to privatized higher education, the imbalance in university funding, and how it's worsening our social crisis....
Jeffrey J. WilliamsFeb 1, 2022
- Education
Semipublic Intellectual Sessions: “On Leaving”
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
- Education
Toward a Non-Dogmatic Pedagogy: On Susan D. Blum’s “Ungrading”
A collaborative polemic against rating-obsessed structures that inhibit good teaching and real learning....
Ryan BoydDec 5, 2021
- Education
A Socialist Alternative to Human Capital Theory?
"The Death of Human Capital?" shows how to overcome the neoliberal capture and monetizing of education....
Aashish Mehta, Christopher NewfieldNov 19, 2021
- Education
The Myth of the Classically Educated Elite
Despite the hype, neither American nor British elites have been particularly cultured....
Naomi KanakiaNov 15, 2021
- Education
A Complicated Relationship: How California’s Community Colleges Educate Future Police and Why Our Curriculum Needs to Change
Can academia and law enforcement occupy the same spaces? And if so, what’s the best way to proceed?...
Keenan Norris, Rubén MendozaOct 4, 2021
- Education
- Politics and Economics
The Struggle for Black Education: On Jarvis R. Givens’s “Fugitive Pedagogy”
An outstanding contribution to the history of Black education that focuses on the career of Carter G. Woodson....
Randal Maurice JelksSep 12, 2021
- Education