“Tales from the lost generation.”
education
Degrees of Separation
“Israel’s new international college programs offer American students an escape from campus activism while training them as state cheerleaders.”
The Claims of Close Reading
“Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.”
The Humanities Aren’t Dead Yet
“Enrollment in the liberal arts has been in freefall for years. But despite apocalyptic declarations about the end of the humanities, in my own classroom I see signs of life.”
Socrates Would Be Pleased
“With a class of college students and inmates, teaching philosophy in prison is a rowdy, honest and hopeful provocation.”
Ms. Rachel Grew Up on Mister Rogers. Now She’s Carrying on His Legacy.
“The YouTube star wants her audiences—adults and children alike—to see the humanity of all people.”
At 17, Hannah Cairo Solved a Major Math Mystery
“After finding the homeschooling life confining, the teen petitioned her way into a graduate class at Berkeley, where she ended up disproving a 40-year-old conjecture.”
What Happened When I Tried to Replace Myself with ChatGPT in My English Classroom
“We would look at the evidence, and at the end of the semester, they would decide by vote whether A.I. could replace me.”
What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?
“The demise of the English paper will end a long intellectual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to reëxamine the purpose of higher education.”
