The Liberal Arts: Notes from Underground
An English professor reports on the academic meetings of two vastly different academic groups.
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David Clemens
David Clemens is a professor of English at Monterey Peninsula College in California, where he teaches five courses including one on critical thinking.Articles by David Clemens
A Letter to a Young Scholar
A professor provides guidance for a bright student who wants to become a professor himself.
The Girl with the Kafka Tattoo
Universities are abandoning the deep reading that enthralls students when they have a chance to experience it.
Should Holocaust Deniers Be Heard?
A professor reveals that students can think critically, after all, but they have to be taught how.