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Debate Is Not Central to the College Experience
In fact, it hardly matters at all.
Friday Fragments
Historical depth on swim tests, more vengeance from the travel gods and some retro tech.
The Exclusivity of Inclusive Excellence
Andrea Y. Simpson reflects on how the phrase, as interpreted at so many institutions, can undermine the goals of diversity and inclusivity, as well as limit the scope of first-rate scholarship.
Room for Improvement
Scott McLemee begins a two-part look at Mark Coeckelbergh’s books Self-Improvement: Technologies of the Soul in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and The Political Philosophy of AI.
How the Arts Shifted Leftward
On the politics of modernist art and literature.
Ignoring Bacow's Stance Against Grad Student Unionization
Harvard president was on "wrong side of history" in fighting the unionization of grad students.
The View From the Cheap Seats
Awards night at TG’s high school.