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Michael S. Roth is the president of Wesleyan University and the author, most recently, of Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters.

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The Unending Search for the Soul

Elusive

In a brilliant new book, George Makari charts the ways Western thinkers have wrestled with questions of how the human mind is related to the material world.

Michael S. Roth | Published Nov 02, 2015

Does College Have a Future After All?

Stay in School

It’s all the rage to bash colleges and the ‘excellent sheep’ that higher ed produces, so a ringing endorsement of a liberal education is both surprising and welcome.

Michael S. Roth | Published Apr 01, 2015

Your School Doesn’t Have to Suck

Shake Up

Hired by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to run New York City’s public schools, Joel Klein now describes his experience and offers plenty of advice worth heeding.

Michael S. Roth | Published Dec 17, 2014

The Elite American College Pile-On

Miseducation?

The Ivy League and other top schools are producing no more than ‘excellent sheep,’ says William Deresiewicz. Standardized tests need more emphasis, says Steven Pinker. What they miss.

Michael S. Roth | Published Sep 15, 2014

College: Classy Trade School or More?

Old Fight

Booker T. Washington promoted a utilitarian approach to education, while W.E.B. Du Bois argued for a broader, more liberal curriculum. The debate resonates to this day.

Michael S. Roth | Published Aug 30, 2014

Why Liberal Arts Isn’t for Losers

Vocational Idiocy

Americans starting with Benjamin Franklin have been suspicious of liberal arts higher education. But lately the critics’ knives are out in earnest.

Michael S. Roth | Published Jun 19, 2014