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Opinion
Why Faculty Diversity Matters
The professoriate bears scant resemblance to the student population. Why that’s a problem.
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Rethinking the Future of the Humanities
Second thoughts about John Guillory’s sociological critique of the English profession—and its implications for other humanities disciplines.
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The College Classroom as an Arena of Contention
Objectivity and balance aren’t plausible, attainable, or desirable academic goals. But scholarly debate over interpretations is.
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Rehumanizing the Research University
How research campuses can better serve an increasingly diverse student body.
Opinion
My Take on the AP African American Studies Course Framework and the American Historical Review’s 1619 Forum
We mustn’t flinch when tough issues or heated controversies arise.
Opinion
Is Teaching About Power and Privilege Education or Indoctrination?
How to teach about power, inequality, privilege, stratification and bias in ways that are fair-minded, responsible, respectful and unbiased.
Opinion
Can the English Major Be Saved?
Have academic professionalization and specialization harmed the study of literature?