Education

The Promise and Perils of the Academic Social Contract
Sophie Duvernoy takes stock of “Allies and Rivals,” Emily J. Levine’s history of the modern research university....
Sophie DuvernoySep 8, 2021
- Education
“Cobbling It All Together”: Mary Helen Washington and Shaun Myers, In Conversation
Mary Helen Washington and Shaun Myers discuss navigating the university environment as Black women....
Mary Helen Washington, Shaun MyersJul 14, 2021
- Education
Demographic Realism and the Crisis of Higher Education
Demographics isn’t destiny, it is simply the most recent version of a long line of self-serving administrative ideologies....
Dan Nemser, Brian WhitenerMay 11, 2021
- Education
Pitching the Discipline
Sebastian Lecourt considers "Humanist Reason," the new book by Eric Hayot....
Sebastian LecourtFeb 17, 2021
What We’re Owed: John Warner on the Future of Higher Education
Ryan Boyd reviews John Warner’s latest book, “Sustainable. Resilient. Free.: The Future of Public Higher Education.”...
Ryan BoydFeb 3, 2021
- Education
- Politics and Economics
Meritocracy and Its Discontents: The View from Outside Harvard Yard
Christopher Kutz reviews Michael Sandel's new book, "The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?"...
Christopher KutzJan 30, 2021
- Education
- Politics and Economics
College Admissions Fiction and the Asian American Teen Imaginary
Two new YA novels explore the power of meritocratic myths in Asian American life....
Kion YouDec 26, 2020
- Education
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
The Beginning of Our Salvation
Aurelian Craiutu finds himself "Lost in Thought," the new book by Zena Hitz....
Aurelian CraiutuDec 20, 2020
- Education
- Philosophy
The Fallacy of American Studies: A Conversation
On xenolinguaphobia and the provincialism of American Studies....
Ilan Stavans, Steven G. KellmanDec 19, 2020
Meeting “Your Own Inner Middle Schooler”: A Conversation with Judith Warner
Devorah Heitner speaks with Judith Warner about her new book, “And Then They Stopped Talking to Me: Making Sense of Middle School.”...
Devorah HeitnerSep 25, 2020
- Education
- Nonfiction
Blackademic Lives Matter: An Interview with Lavelle Porter
Patricia A. Matthew interviews Lavelle Porter about his recent book, "The Blackademic Life: Academic Fiction, Higher Education, and the Black Intellectual."...
Patricia A. MatthewSep 9, 2020
- Education
Fraud by Numbers: Metrics and the New Academic Misconduct
UCLA professor of Law and Communication Mario Biagioli dissects how metric-based evaluations are shaping university agendas....
Mario BiagioliSep 7, 2020
- Education
- Science & Technology
Racism, Cop Curriculum, and Campus Safety
Why don’t we train police officers in anti-racism?...
Keenan NorrisAug 28, 2020
Achieving the College Dream
Johann N. Neem reviews "Won’t Lose This Dream," a look at Georgia State University's program to graduate more students by Andrew Gumbel....
Johann N. NeemAug 25, 2020
- Education
- Politics and Economics
In Search of Shakespeare’s Mind
Daniel Blank ponders "How to Think Like Shakespeare," the new book from Scott Newstok....
Daniel BlankJul 28, 2020
- Education
- History
“We All Have Levers We Can Pull”: Reforming Graduate Education
What if we throw out the blueprints of exclusionary prestige and fuel a resistance that defunds the traditions of Higher Ed?...
Rachel Arteaga, Brian DeGrazia, Jimmy Hamill, Stacy M. Hartman, Stephanie Malak, Ashley Cheyemi McNeil, Katina Rogers, Beth SeltzerJul 22, 2020
- Education
When Art Is Life, but All Life Is Work: A Conversation with Leigh Claire La Berge
Wen Zhuang talks with writer Leigh Claire La Berge about the decommodification of labor within academia and the arts....
Wen ZhuangJul 9, 2020
- Art
- Education
Teaching Shakespeare Under Quarantine
Can we change the plot arc of the profit-driven, capitalistic university?...
Andrea CrowJun 27, 2020
- Education
Mental Math for a Token: On Calculating My Worth
"Saying something that might ruffle a feather, as a token, can prove to be risky business."...
Caleb GayleMay 28, 2020
Zoom and Gloom: Universities in the Age of COVID-19
Ryan Boyd considers two new books on higher education....
Ryan BoydMay 25, 2020
- Education
Horse Farms and Career Pathways
Nicholas Tampio looks at "Career Pathways for All Youth: Lessons from the School-to-Work Movement," a new book by Stephen F. Hamilton....
Nicholas TampioMay 2, 2020
- Education
- Politics and Economics
Teaching American Studies in the Middle East
Suzanne Enzerink on teaching American culture and politics in Lebanon....
Suzanne EnzerinkApr 22, 2020
The Merit Machine
A new book by a Yale Law professor exposes and critiques American meritocracy....
George AlligerFeb 27, 2020
- Education
- Politics and Economics
The College Debt Double Bind
Andrea Penman-Lomeli reviews "Indebted: How Families Make College Work at Any Cost," a new book by Caitlin Zaloom....
Andrea Penman-LomeliFeb 22, 2020
- Education