Publishing
A Cultural-Studies Journal Gets Revamped
The new editors at "Public Culture" hope to reach beyond an academic audience.
In the World
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The Epic, Secret Struggle to Educate Iran's Bahais
A persecuted population, against all odds, has created and sustained its own institute.
- WorldWise: New Project Offers Hope That Higher-Education Rankings Can Benefit Universities
- New University Seeks to Reform Chinese Higher Education
From the Blogs
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Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Teachers
Some say teaching is a calling. “I just pray that if my kids get the call, they don’t pick up,” Rob Jenkins writes.
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On Grammar and Extraterrestrials
English grammar advice is replete with statements that are easily seen to be false, says Geoff Pullum. Yet they continue to be almost universally accepted.
- Disjoined at the Hip
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From Icky to Etsy, Victorian Craft Lives On
Marginal tangibles reflect the tangibly marginal aspects of life in a baffling, modern age.
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Portnoy's Enduring Complaint
- Awful Job, Great Entertainment
From Graduate School to Welfare
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The Ph.D. Now Comes With Food Stamps
Many people with master's degrees and Ph.D.'s are surviving on government assistance, and their numbers are rising fast.
In the U.S.
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Say Something: A Student 'Poster Child'
Bethany Humenik tells us about representing Neumann University in its advertising campaign.
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Scoring the Showdown Between a Scientist and a Storyteller
A negative review of a new book by the popular science writer Jonah Lehrer is about more than some minor errors.
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To Develop Student Entrepreneurs, Colleges Incubate Their Ideas
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Illinois Bill Would Ban Use of Search Firms in Hiring at Public Universities
- Publishers and Georgia State See Broad Implications in Copyright Ruling
- Florida A&M President Suspends Band Through Next Year
- Long-Awaited Ruling in Copyright Case Mostly Favors Georgia State U.
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Artists Debate Whether the Discipline Needs a Doctorate
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Student Loans Have Become 'Pawn in the Latest Political Fight'
- Amid Confusing Signals From Regents, U. of Texas President's Job Hangs in Balance
Arts & Letters Daily
James Q. Wilson: Witty, generous with his time, fair-minded, decent, and enormously damaging to the quality of American democracy. More
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