Opinion

A reflection on portrayals of grad students in popular culture.

An imperfect reflection on a conference.

Too many people are backing away from the difficult challenge of placing Ph.D. holders in tenure-track positions and toward a far simpler one: taking credit for positions that degree holders are already finding for themselves, Marc Bousquet argues.

Finding balance between a creative and professional life

Also some stuff about Clay Shirky’s fabulous new book, Little Rice.

Life without an academic job.

My mordant assessment, with a twist (and a P.S.).

Chinese students are flooding into America to obtain their college degrees. But, Adele Barker asks, are they getting the education they have come here to receive?