A university is not a service station. Richard Hofstadter, Professor of American History, Columbia University “Parting Shots: A Century of Commencement Speeches” Saturday Review 12 May 79 … more →
Living in interesting timesmburgan wrote 1 week ago: I suppose I could join the rest of the blogosphere today and throw in my two cents’ worth (no … more →
Fox wrote 3 weeks ago: I read several newspapers and numerous blogs every day, but I think my understanding of the 2008 pre … more →
Neil Aquino wrote 3 months ago: On my Facebook account a few days ago I got an invitation to be a friend from Kevin Murphy. I don … more →
withinempire wrote 4 months ago: I am currently reading Susan Jacoby’s widely celebrated The Age of American Unreason in my sp … more →
Miriam Jones wrote 7 months ago: A university’s essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism—a th … more →
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