Opinion

Thanks to loyal readers who suggested things to do in Philadelphia while I’m here at the Modern Language Association Conference...

KC Johnson writes that the latest news about the lacrosse party incident points not only to the D.A.'s failings, but to faculty biases.

David Galef's look at faculty life, this time in verse.

Scott McLemee talks with Geoffrey Galt Harpham about his new book on Scarry, Nussbaum, Žižek, and Said -- and what the analysis says about the academy.

My name is Oronte Churm, and I teach at a large state university. Over the last year, I’ve written about...

Cary Nelson writes about a day he was ordered out of a classroom -- and the reminder that day provided about the value of academic freedom.

Winter solstice prompts Amy Wink to consider the vibrancy of color, language and writing.

Scott McLemee is packing for MLA -- but first gets an earful about the report of the task force on tenure.