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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
ElusiveIn 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.
Does College Have a Future After All?
Stay in SchoolIt’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.
Your School Doesn’t Have to Suck
Shake UpHired 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.
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.
College: Classy Trade School or More?
Old FightBooker 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.
Why Liberal Arts Isn’t for Losers
Vocational IdiocyAmericans starting with Benjamin Franklin have been suspicious of liberal arts higher education. But lately the critics’ knives are out in earnest.