New York character actress Lynn Cohen died on Valentine’s Day 2020, survived by an extended family of friends and collaborators.
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Too Human
Anatomical models for medical education are based on “average” bodies, which means they actually represent no one at all — and therefore produce less-skilled physicians.
Posted inReading List
Tangled Up in Bob Stories: A Dylan Reading List
Few musicians have generated as much music and as much study as this Nobel Prize winning singer-songwriter. Dylanology will last hundreds of years.
Posted inReading List
But You Look Fine: A Reading List About Disabilities, Accommodations, and School
Jacqueline Alnes brings us six stories on disability and discrimination in higher education.
Posted inCommentary, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Seeding a Dark World with New Life
As she’s done before, Sara B. Franklin greets the specter of death by defiantly planting a life-sustaining vegetable garden.
Posted inCrime, Current Events, education, Nonfiction, Story
The Battle Over Teaching Chicago’s Schools About Police Torture and Reparations
A little-known city law has educators figuring out how to talk to eighth and tenth grade students about the history of Chicago police abuse.
Posted inBooks
This Week in Books: Several Nihilistic Frenchmen
This week critics have looked to Huysmans, Camus and Jean-Philippe Toussaint for COVID-era inspiration.
Posted inArts & Culture, College, Media, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Humanities Marketplace As a Circle of Hell
The struggles of a motivated, educated academic to find sufficient work.
Posted inNonfiction
Leadership Academy
Victor Yang considers how his time as an immigrant rights organizer helped him understand his mother, and the guilt and obligation he carries from their relationship.
Posted inCollege, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
How College Professors Are Fighting for Their Lives
Adjuncts have unionized to try to negotiate a livable wage, but can their efforts defeat the college industrial complex?
