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An Academic (Almost) Does the WB
Rich Benjamin gets snared in the reality television craze and learns some lessons about obsession with youth and life as a gay intellectual.
In Black and White
Just because an African-American author turns out to be white doesn't mean that scholarship on her is any less creative....
Who Gets In, What It Costs
John V. Lombardi asks and answers questions about price and selection in American higher education. The core question: Is the system fair?
Summers Beyond Harvard
As a visiting professor at Harvard, KC Johnson takes in the controversy and worries about its impact well beyond Cambridge.
Derrida's Wake
When last weekend's conference at Cardozo Law was first announced, the title was given simply as "Derrida/America." Only while standing...
My 57th Recommendation Letter This Week
Sometimes, saying nothing because you can't say something nice isn't an option, David Galef suggests.
Defending Derrida
Scholars gather to mourn and praise a hero to many. But was he also an influence in the Bush administration?
Why Disability Studies Matters
The debate over Million Dollar Baby, writes Lennard J. Davis, shows why the discipline matters -- and how far it has to go.