Why You Should Ignore All That Coronavirus-Inspired Productivity Pressure
Our old work routines cannot carry us through self-quarantine to a time when life will resume as normal, because pandemic has irrevocably changed the world we wish to return to. Instead of working through this, work on adjusting pyschogically first.
The Jerks of Academe
Ask not to whom the jerk talks; the jerk is you.
The Big Lie
How the story of an ambitious chemistry professor in Colorado who forged a letter and lost everything.
I Worked With Avital Ronell. I Believe Her Accuser.
“When scholars defend Avital — or ‘complicate the narrative,’ as we like to say — in part this is because we cannot stand believing what most people believe. The need to feel smarter is deep. Intelligence is a hungry god. “
Who’s Left to Defend Tommy Curry?
A black philosopher at Texas A&M thought forcing a public discussion about race and violence was his job. Turns out people didn’t want to hear it.
‘The Great Shame of Our Profession’
When an adjunct literature instructor from Harvard won a prestigious literary criticism award, he chose to deliver a scathing critique of his discipline as his acceptance speech.
What’s Wrong with Literary Studies?
How a group of English scholars are trying to bring emotion and engagement back into the study of literature.
The Ties That Bind Jihadists
Most scholars of radical Islam focus on doctrine, military tactics, and political statements. However, a small but growing number of academics have turned their research to the seemingly mundane but rich field of jihadist culture, exploring everything from dreams and jokes to poetry.
Bringing Up Genius
With his daughters as the test subjects, Laszlo Polgár set out to prove that genius is made, not born. One daughter became the first woman ever to earn chess’s grandmaster title, another the best female chess player of all time.
The Rich Man’s Dropout Club
In 2010, billionaire investor Peter Thiel created a fellowship that awarded $100,000 to a select few young people to quit college and become entrepreneurs. The Chronicle spoke to nine fellows from the inaugural class to check on their progress.
