A major contender in the presidential race is leaving it to join academe, at least in the dreamworld inhabited by Mark J. Drozdowski.
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September 25, 2015
When it comes to personal enjoyment of popular culture, academics should not have to apologize to each other, says Christina Berchini.
August 21, 2015
David Galef on what presidents really mean when they write to graduates.
August 21, 2015
More than 74,000 accounts on Ashley Madison adultery site had .edu email addresses. Which college has the most participation on the website for affairs?
May 22, 2015
David Jaffee laments the cell phone-addled students he encounters as he walks across his campus.
May 8, 2015
Matthew McConaughey? Seriously? Wouldn't the money be better spent on learning how to travel in time, as in Interstellar? Rob Zaretsky wonders.
April 24, 2015
In honor of National Poetry Month, Carolyn Foster Segal recounts a reading to which precious few verse lovers flocked.
March 13, 2015
Teaching awards are all the rage -- especially at institutions, like U of All People, that don't even pretend to do any research. The latest from David Galef.
February 27, 2015
So many questions, so few answers. Mark Drozdowski offers 50 of the former, mostly about things that perplex him about higher ed.
February 17, 2015
Fast-track degrees? You wanna see fast? Carolyn Foster Segal shows you fast.