The Origin of Jewish American Literary Studies
Benjamin Schreier Resentful and tacit hostility persists as an enduring, though not particularly productive, academic affect. But I wonder if expressed antagonism—having principled
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Higher Ed
The Myth of Meritocracy
Timothy Larsen on Peter Mandler Peter Mandler’s truly impressive study, The Crisis of the Meritocracy: Britain’s Transition to Mass Education since the Second
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My Last Day As An Adjunct
Ed Simon on Adjuncting The day was bittersweet. It was my last time that I might teach a college course. A few months
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Education and The Crisis of Christian Civilization
Mike St. Thomas on Alan Jacobs A dozen years ago, I spent some time tutoring a home-schooled student through his senior year of
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Tenure and Academic Freedom: Perspectives from Secular and Religious Institutions – By Kenneth Garcia
Kenneth Garcia on academic freedom in tenure in both secular and religious institutions Academic freedom is a principal foundation of modern university life
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“It’s gonna be forever or it’s gonna go down in flames”: Tenure and (In)justice – By Kelly J. Baker
Kelly J. Baker on the role of justice in tenure I don’t have tenure nor a tenure-track job. I was a graduate student,
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