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Chronicle of Higher Education

Best Article Science

Has Consciousness Lost Its Mind?

Is this the world’s most bizarre scholarly meeting?

Tom Bartlett Chronicle of Higher Education Jun 2018 20min Permalink

Politics

State of Conflict

How a tiny protest at the University of Nebraska turned into a proxy war for the future of campus politics.

Steve Kolowich Chronicle of Higher Education Apr 2018 35min Permalink

Arts

Gore Vidal vs. Academe

He had the mind of a scholar, but he always insisted he didn’t want to be one.

Jay Parini Chronicle of Higher Education Sep 2015 15min Permalink

Arts

Do We Cheapen Philosophy When We Use It as Therapy?

Looking to Nietzsche for self-help.

Tom Stern Chronicle of Higher Education Jul 2015 15min Permalink