By Geoffrey Pullum. Harvard is considering whether the long-established term “House Master” should be changed, because a group of Latino students has protested that it reminds them of the tradition of slave masters. More...
27 février 2016
27 février 2016
Leaps in the Dark: the Discourse of Brexit
By Geoffrey Pullum. Just when you need maximally careful use of the uniquely human gift of language, everything goes to hell and people start throwing clichés around like ninja stars. Britain’s prime minister, David Cameron, has just called a referendum for June 23 in which the electorate will address this question:
Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?
And immediately everything is slogans and fearmongering and soundbites and similes. More...
27 février 2016
To Co-Author, or Not to Co-Author?
By Geoffrey Pullum. I noticed recently that I now have more than 100 co-authored works on my publications list. It occurs to me that this rather high number might raise questions or even eyebrows: Is it evidence that I am a pathetically dependent hanger-on, joining other people’s research projects because I can’t come up with my own. More...
27 février 2016
‘Room’ With a Point of View
By Ben Yagoda. If you heard I had posted on Lingua Franca about Emma Donoghue’s Room, you might justifiably expect that I’d written about the way the narrator of the novel, 5-year-old Jack, uses language. Jack’s entire life has taken place in an 11-by-11 foot room, where he is confined with his mother. More...
27 février 2016
Wassup, Wazzock?
By Ben Yagoda. You may have caught this Budweiser ad during the Super Bowl. Dame Helen Mirren sits before a burger, is served a Bud (not bloody likely), and counsels, in strong language, against driving drunk. More...
27 février 2016
Lack of Diversity in Fulbright Program Undermines Its Mission
As a former Fulbright grantee to South Korea, I was glad to see your article on recent efforts to increase diversity within the program (“Fulbright Seeks More Diverse Pool of Scholars and Students,” The Chronicle, February 22. More...
27 février 2016
Commentary on ACICS Cherry-Picked Data, Gave Distorted View
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) is disappointed by the accusatory tone of Annie Waldman’s commentary, “Who’s Regulating Troubled For-Profit Institutions? Executives at Other Troubled For-Profit Institutions” (The Chronicle, February 26), which presents a distorted view of the peer-review discipline and unfairly tarnishes the reputations of honorable men and women who voluntarily serve as ACICS commissioners. More...
27 février 2016
Students Are Spending Less on Textbooks, but That’s Not All Good
By Phil Hill. With all of the talk about the high cost of college textbooks and the buzz about free online alternatives, it is surprising how little is understood about how much students spend on required course materials. More...
27 février 2016
How Many Protests Will It Take to Finally Diversify Our Campuses?
By William B. Harvey. It may appear to outside observers that colleges and universities have made tremendous progress in regard to racial attitudes and practices over the past several decades. More...
27 février 2016
The Moral Absurdity of Denying Financial Aid to Undocumented Students
By Eric Johnson. Financial-aid nights offer a fascinating window into the state of the world. Spending long hours talking with students, parents, guidance counselors, and legal guardians in a rural high-school or a downtown community center, I am always struck by the chasm that separates bloodless policy discussions from lived reality. More...
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