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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.
Charlie Chan in Seattle
Those of us who grew up watching Charlie Chan at the Olympics and in Monte Carlo and various other locales were, nevertheless, somewhat surprised to, figuratively, run into the honorable character at the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention, the world’s largest gathering of English professors.
Dumb Campus Moments 2011
Courtesy of the College Fix.
Keep Off the Humanities
Intellectuals become quite unnerved when we common folk do our own research in what they call “the Humanities.”
Senseless in Seattle
Seattle, WA— At academic conferences, you can get a pretty good idea of trends in higher education not only from the presentations of tenured professors but also from the offerings of Ph.D. candidates.
Gaming Higher Education
Seattle, WA— One of the remarkable things about college today is the degree to which professors and students engage in activity, that for the cost of admission, they could pursue off campus for next to nothing.
Did Santorum Strike Nerve?
Whether he wins the Iowa Caucuses or not, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has apparently hit a raw nerve in higher education.
Lessons From the Past
For example, the success of the John Tracy Clinic shows us one possible way to deal with failing public schools: Avoid them.