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Abena Ampofoa Asare writes about teaching Black history....
Abena Ampofoa Asare writes about teaching Black history....
Abena Ampofoa AsareNov 30
Johann Neem reviews Jessi Streib’s new book, “The Accidental Equalizer: How Luck Determines Pay After College.”...
Johann N. NeemNov 18
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
Ryan Boyd reviews James Rushing Daniels’s “Toward an Anti-Capitalist Composition.”...
Ryan BoydOct 5
Joel Cuthbertson defends the creative writing MFA as an educational, not a vocational, enterprise....
Joel CuthbertsonSep 2
Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado explains why humanities scholars need to articulate a more robust defense of their disciplines....
Ignacio M. Sánchez PradoJul 14
Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera discusses the systemic inequities in who gets to define the “crisis” in literary studies....
Jeffrey Herlihy-MeraJun 16
Rachel Feder discusses Carolyn Dekker’s new book “North Country: A Pedagogical Almanac” and the crisis in higher education....
Rachel FederJun 4
Stacy M. Hartman and Bianca C. Williams call for a radical reimagining of the project of graduate education....
Michael Bérubé and Jennifer Ruth explore the crucial differences between free speech and academic freedom....
Michael Bérubé, Jennifer RuthApr 9
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
Matt Seybold explores the implications of the recent grad student strike at Temple University....
Matt SeyboldFeb 23
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 crisis....
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
A collaborative polemic against rating-obsessed structures that inhibit good teaching and real learning....
Ryan BoydDec 5, 2021
"The Death of Human Capital?" shows how to overcome the neoliberal capture and monetizing of education....
Aashish Mehta, Christopher NewfieldNov 19, 2021
Despite the hype, neither American nor British elites have been particularly cultured....
Naomi KanakiaNov 15, 2021
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
An outstanding contribution to the history of Black education that focuses on the career of Carter G. Woodson....
Randal Maurice JelksSep 12, 2021