It might not be seismic, but there is a shift in academia away from the faddish and back towards the traditional.
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Empire State Strikes Out
The debate over drilling for natural gas, which has been coined “fracking” by both opponents and supporters, has a new frontier. No, it is not Nebraska or other Midwestern locales, but in upstate New York.
Searching for Budget Cuts
The Left frequently accuses the Right of pursuing phantoms. Nevertheless, the political Left has pursued a few elusive targets of its own, particularly on the academic side.
Castro’s Useful American Students
For years we have reported on professors who brag that they have done something worthwhile by taking their students to Cuba.
Lit Prof’s Economic Vision
When literature professors branch out into other fields, the result can be bizarre.
Professors Study Funny Papers
The decades-long push to make English Departments more relevant has only succeeded in marginalizing them.
Chief Illiniwek’s Revenge?
Evidently the publicity that surrounded the removal of team mascot Chief Illiniwek five years ago only whetted the University of Illinois’ appetite for more controversy.
Humanities: Bridge to Nowhere
English majors in America today may be pursuing dubious studies but they also face dim job prospects.
Spiderman Deconstructed
You may think you know Spiderman but wait until you see a panel of experts deconstruct him.
Moderns Dwarfed By Dickens
When you compare the masters to modern-day writers, the latter inevitably suffer. Maybe they should, figuratively that is.