Education

Ulterior Designs: Marc Nieson’s “Schoolhouse”
Matt Seidel on Marc Nieson's "Schoolhouse."
Matt SeidelFeb 8, 2017
- Education
- Memoir & Essay
Field of Dreams: Public Higher Education in the United States
Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon review Christopher Newfield’s new book on public universities.
Chad Wellmon, Paul ReitterDec 13, 2016
The Digital in the Humanities: An Interview with Ted Underwood
Part 11 of a new series exploring the role of the digital humanities, as well as the digital in the humanities as it currently exists in the US academy.
Melissa DinsmanAug 10, 2016
- Education
- Philosophy & Religion
Bad Education
Garrard Conley widens the scope of queer literature with his memoir about growing up in a devout Baptist home and surviving conversion therapy.
Steven TagleJun 23, 2016
- Education
- Memoir & Essay
The Elephant in the Seminar Room: Should the PhD Be Saved?
A review of Leonard Cassuto’s "The Graduate School Mess: What Caused It and How We Can Fix It".
Stephen MilderMay 26, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Education
The Hidden Dying of Doctors: What the Humanities Can Teach Medicine, and Why We All Need Medicine to Learn It
There is an equally heartbreaking loss of another young doctor in Paul Kalanithi’s book, one especially troubling because it received almost no commentary.
Lois LeveenMay 25, 2016
Speed Intoxication
When we ask why we don’t have enough time, we make it worse.
Jeffrey L. KoskyMay 24, 2016
- Education
- Philosophy & Religion
The Counterrevolution Will Be Televised: On the Current Crisis of Indian Universities
In India today, a powerful propagandist — commercial media — has replaced the state broadcasting apparatus. This is neoliberal politics, Indian style.
Arvind RajagopalMay 5, 2016
Mission High and the Education Culture War
Natalia Mehlman PetrzelaApr 10, 2016
- Education
- Nonfiction
Portrait of a Press: The University of Akron Series in Poetry
On the fight to keep the Akron Series in Poetry alive.
Philip MetresJan 29, 2016
- Education
- Poetry
Pedagogy with a Hammer: On the Use and Abuse of Nietzsche for a Neoliberal Era
Gone is the heyday of the enlightened institution. It is possible, some fear, that an anti-education has emerged in its wake.
Mimi HowardJan 9, 2016
- Education
- Philosophy & Religion
Somewhere Between the Two: The Extracurricular Education of Poet Hannah Sanghee Park
Hannah Sanghee Park’s poems accelerate by breaking down.
Jessica LaserJan 5, 2016
- Education
- Poetry