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We Are All Babbitts Or Bartlebys Now
The college landscape in America is beginning to look a lot like the 1920s, but since we’ve stopped reading the literature of that era, at least in…
Oct 22
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Rural Americans Aren't Going To College. Should They?
A lifetime ago, when I still lived in Iowa and had a front-row seat to the Democratic presidential primary, I attended one of Steve Bullock’s events…
Jul 16
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Leaving Academe Is Fine, But What About Your Kids?
Liz Haswell and Joshua Doležal on sending their kids into the system they left
May 7
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Exit Interview
A. Jay Adler on leaving academe
Apr 9
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Does Your News Feed Pass The SMELL Test?
Friends,
Mar 19
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Joshua Doležal
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Private thread: Are Profpreneurs Good for Students?
One of Michael D.
Feb 23
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Michael D. Smith's False Prophecy for Higher Education
I was driving back from Maryland to Pennsylvania on Black Friday when I tuned in to Steve Levitt’s Freakonomics podcast.
Feb 20
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Joshua Doležal
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The Rise of the Homeschool Brigade
A startling article in The Washington Post reports that even two years after COVID lockdowns, homeschool remains the fastest-growing form of education…
Nov 14, 2023
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The Librarians Are Not OK
A decades-long attack on their status is bad for us all
Oct 17, 2023
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University administrators have forgotten what leadership is
Earlier this week I learned that college leaders decided, without consulting faculty or staff, to shutter The Gettysburg Review, a legendary journal…
Oct 13, 2023
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The sports boom will bust universities
The takeover is nearly complete
Oct 3, 2023
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Private thread: Can the humanities save cities and companies money?
And a wilderness poem
Sep 8, 2023
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