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The Best Reason to Major in English
When did faculty stop believing that it’s important to tell young people to study what they love, Sarah Wasserman asks.
Students’ Right to Write
In an age of generative AI, Jonathan Alexander explains why it is important to introduce students to as many forms of writing as possible.
Foreign Language Enrollment Sees Steepest Decline on Record
The MLA’s new census shows plummeting class head counts far outstripped the general student enrollment decrease. Korean continued its rise, while Western European languages further shrank.
Eliminate the Required First-Year Writing Course
Students no longer need a required first-year writing course if AI can write for them, Melissa Nicolas argues.
Historic Kinsey Sex Research Institute May Face a Divorce
Faculty members are alarmed by an Indiana University proposal to spin off an unclear portion of the Kinsey Institute’s operations into a separate nonprofit.
New State-Funded N.C. Distinguished Professorships Will Be Limited to STEM
Recently passed legislation cuts off future humanities scholars from a long-running program that provides higher pay.
A Liberal Education in Name Only
A liberal arts education means something, and colleges that slash programs should stop using the term in their promises to students, Christopher A. Snyder writes.
A Proposal to Revive the English Major
G. Thomas Couser proposes rebranding and reimagining the English major as Global English Studies.