Education

Occupying Shakespeare
A new collection on the promises and pitfalls of teaching Shakespeare today.
James ShapiroDec 26, 2019
- Education
- Literary Criticism
From the Age of Persuasion to the Age of Offense
A new book about why free speech matters, even when it hurts.
Colin MarshallDec 23, 2019
- Education
- Politics
Higher Ed on Autopilot
A new book projects a bleak future for US higher education.
Christopher NewfieldDec 17, 2019
- Education
- Remaking the University
Back into the Fold: An Interview with Chloé Valdary
Otis Houston speaks to activist Chloé Valdary about expanding the Western canon, rehabilitating extremists, and rejuvenating the American spirit.
Otis HoustonDec 12, 2019
- Education
- Politics
Reading “The Hundreds,” After Theory
What teaching Lauren Berlant and Kathleen Stewart's "The Hundreds" taught Casey Dawson and Christopher Schaberg.
Casey Dawson, Christopher SchabergDec 1, 2019
- Education
- Philosophy & Religion
A Defense of Aristocracy: On Anthony T. Kronman’s “The Assault on American Excellence”
A former dean of Yale Law School opines on the purported pitfalls of “diversity” in higher education.
Jim SleeperNov 21, 2019
- Education
- Politics
The Smartest People in the Room? What Silicon Valley’s Supposed Obsession with Tech-Free Private Schools Really Tells Us
Morgan G. Ames on the problem of letting Silicon Valley tech elites guide conversations on child development and schooling.
Morgan G. AmesOct 18, 2019
- Education
- Science & Technology
AWP: A Crisis of Governance
Matt Burriesci diagnoses the cultural ills of AWP.
Matt BurriesciOct 14, 2019
- Education
- Nonfiction
Beyond Educated Ignorance: A Conversation with Eli Meyerhoff
M. Buna speaks with Eli Meyerhoff, an anti-education and alter-education advocate and author of “Beyond Education: Radical Studying for Another World.”
M. BunaSep 25, 2019
- Education
- Politics
A Market Correction in the Humanities — What Are You Going to Do with That?
What would it mean to have a genuinely public college or university, one free from both the debt state and its perverse double, philanthropy?
Leigh Claire La BergeAug 26, 2019
The Humanities in the Age of Loneliness
"Save the planet, read a book." Robert Newman on how to prevent the Eremocene.
Robert D. NewmanAug 19, 2019
Generous Worlds: Rethinking the Fate of the American University
Ryan Boyd reviews Kathleen Fitzpatrick’s “Generous Thinking: A Radical Approach to Saving the University.”
Ryan BoydJul 15, 2019
- Education
- Remaking the University