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
- Remaking the University
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.
Andrea Long Chu, Christine Smallwood, K. Austin Collins, Lauren Michele Jackson, Sarah ChihayaDec 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
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
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