The “Permanent Crisis” of the Humanities
…from Wellmon’s talk, it is that what the humanities will be used for is not fixed, and the shape they will take in the future need not be the form…
…from Wellmon’s talk, it is that what the humanities will be used for is not fixed, and the shape they will take in the future need not be the form…
…groups are open to Christian students; the Italian Club is open to Korean students; and the Black Student Movement is open to white students.” French retorted, “A Christian group has…
A widely held view in the national press and certainly among academics is that we’ve come a long way in overcoming prejudice. Presumably we’re now more open to a wider…
…for example, state oversight of university foundations is non-existent, leaving millions in taxpayer money free for foundations to spend without accountability. The fact that public universities’ foundations often share employees,…
…ardently defend study of the humanities, and perhaps even more so, the social sciences. And it is unquestionably a left-wing perspective. Despite being on opposite ends of the standard political…
…orthodoxy look like, who is perpetuating it, and on what grounds are they doing so? Professors might immediately want me to point out that universities are known for being open…
…Santa Rosa Community College, added that “no one is free until we are all free.” Oakley wants every community college to become more inclusive and to develop “an anti-racist curriculum.”…
…readings that will make them think about their existing beliefs more deeply. Then I’ll hold open the due dates for reflections on those readings even after we’ve moved on to…
…open on many a screen in America’s classrooms. Leading publications rank how chatbots such as ChatGPT, Bing, Claude, Bard, and Gemini answer queries about health, personal finance, cooking, current events,…
…a favorite ideology du jour must nevertheless demonstrably improve their students’ composition skills, especially where there is an externally administered writing test at the end of the term. Despite such…