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A Taste for Language

An academic autobiography that's not at all self-centered? Scott McLemee looks into an interesting composition.

Gerrymandering the Canon

Scholars should move beyond dividing literature by nationality and stop equating literature with literature written in English, writes Dan Edelstein.

Don't Avoid Conflicts; Mine Them

It was late at night on a spring evening in 2006 at Columbia University, and a dozen of us remained...

Survival of the Disciplines

Why are some departments being eliminated while others are secure? Where will all this pruning leave academe? Meg Worley wonders about the future.

Lessons from a Super Loss

The seeds of the Colts’ defeat were written several weeks earlier -- with implications for higher education, Karen Gross writes.

Critique of Impure Reason

All hail the scholarship of Jean-Baptiste Botul! Scott McLemee looks into a case of philosophical fact-checking.

J.D. Salinger: An Un-Appreciation

By rejecting anthologies and rebuffing biographers, a great author limited his future readership, writes Leonard Cassuto.

It's More Than High Jinks

The New York Times last month reported a story about several politically active students who crossed the line from what...