By Tracy Mitrano. A look at a book's conclusions (and a link to the manuscript). Read more...
11 novembre 2016
11 novembre 2016
The Hubris Syndrome
By Heather VanMouwerik. In her book,Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott wants her readers to understand that writing is physically and emotionally difficult work. She says that sitting down to write, every time, it is like putting on a pair of earphones. Read more...
11 novembre 2016
Life as They Know It Now
By Colleen Flaherty. Michael Bérubé publishes follow-up to his 1996 book about his son with Down syndrome. Jamie’s now a working adult who’s offered his dad, who has become a leading figure in disability studies, a whole new education. Read more...
11 novembre 2016
The Adjunct Novel
By Colleen Flaherty. Few professions seem more ripe for fictionalization than that of the academic. Maybe that's because writers have some things in common with professors: a typically long and trying initiation period, dedication to a life of the mind, and healthy portions of criticism. Many writers also teach. Read more...
11 novembre 2016
‘Beyond the Skills Gap’
By Scott Jaschik. Authors discuss book that seeks to counter the narrative about how higher ed prepares students for careers. They say college must be more than job training, and that term “liberal arts” is misunderstood. Read more...
11 novembre 2016
Attacking Austerity
By Rick Seltzer. New book argues for change after decades of policies that authors say are strangling public higher education. Read more...
24 octobre 2016
I Read 'Weapons of Math Destruction' Because of Barbara Fister's Review
By Joshua Kim. Is Weapons of Math Destruction really good, and worthy of your time and treasure? Definitely.
Do I have some quibbles with the book?
Yes - see below - but none that should stop you reading (or assigning in your courses) this excellent and thought provoking book. More...
24 octobre 2016
How 'The Wealth of Humans' Explains Why You Work So Hard
By Joshua Kim. Why do you work so hard, and for so many hours, at your (higher ed) job?The answers to this question is not immediately obvious. Some clues may be found in Ryan Avent’s excellent new book, The Wealth of Humans. More...
23 octobre 2016
He Said, She Said
By Scott McLemee. In each of two new novels, Loner and Diary of an Oxygen Thief, it is the narrator's attitude that sticks with the reader more than the events recounted, writes Scott McLemee. Read more...
23 octobre 2016
Across the Color Line
By Scott McLemee. Across almost a century of American social and political change, W. E. B. Du Bois was the pre-eminent African-American author and thinker, bar none. Read more...
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