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The True Crisis of the Humanities
No longer are engagement with serious texts, weighty intellectual and ethical issues, and the arts central to a college education.
‘The English Experience’ Rounds Out the ‘Dear Committee’ Trilogy
Wondering how this novel, which is in part about teaching students to write, might have been different if written after the release of ChatGPT.
Higher Education’s Trust Deficit
Colleges’ and universities’ new mandate: to rebuild public trust.
Teaching Writing in a Generative AI World: a Compendium
Collecting up my recent writings on a complex topic.
Identity Politics: A Doubled-Edged Sword
The pluses and minuses and continuing impact of identity politics.
‘The Displacements’ and the Need for a Climate Change Academic Novel
A call to combine climate and campus fiction.
How Work and Career Became Central to Americans’ Identity
Why work defines us.
Higher Ed and ‘Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm’
Climate change and the eight most interesting colleges and universities in the U.S.