Over at Inside Higher Ed, Scott McLemee reports on a recent gathering in Iowa City called "Platforms for Public Scholars." The event brought over 100 academics … [Read more...] about Public Humanities
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Marsden and Mouw on Thriving Christian Colleges
Today I read a short essay by George Marsden, visiting professor of religious and intellectual history at Harvard Divinity School, on the thriving state of evangelical … [Read more...] about Marsden and Mouw on Thriving Christian Colleges
Applying to Graduate School?
If so, you should read this essay in today's Inside Higher Education. Several major research universities are reducing the size of their Ph.D programs by limiting the … [Read more...] about Applying to Graduate School?
Teaching Lincoln to Teachers
Yesterday I spent the day with a group of area history and social studies teachers. The meeting was part of a "Teachers as Scholars" seminar sponsored by the Messiah … [Read more...] about Teaching Lincoln to Teachers
More Bad News for the Humanities?
Have you seen Patricia Cohen's article on the humanities in Tuesday's New York Times? It's worth a look. Stanley Katz has an insightful post on the article at … [Read more...] about More Bad News for the Humanities?
Sunday Night Odds and Ends
Here a few things on the web and elsewhere that have caught my attention over the past week.The July 2008 issue of the William and Mary Quarterly has a nine article … [Read more...] about Sunday Night Odds and Ends