If the MLA convention speakers are any indication, English professors have a penchant for made up, misused and awkwardly constructed words. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
Monthly Archives For January 2006
Public Enemy No. 1
If there is one person MLA convention speakers cannot tolerate, it is David “Destroying Higher Education” Horowitz. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington D.C.
UNC Turns Green
Enviro-friendly turn to solar-power at UNC-Chapel Hill is not cost-effective.
Winning and losing?
Collegiate athletics programs mediocre graduation rates mean it’s time for coaches and teams to step up their academics, not just their athletics.
Feminism for Men?
Feminist literature may be more attractive to men these days, for all the wrong reasons. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
Post Politically Correct Studies
Few African studies courses will acknowledge the repression of native regimes on the continent that has occurred since all of Africa’s 54 nations achieved independence from European colonial rule. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
ADF Ramps Up Fight for Academic Freedom
Academic freedom has a new legal advocate with the brand new Center for Academic Freedom from the Alliance Defense Fund.
King Kong Deconstructed
Checking the facts: no racial undertones in King Kong, although the academy may think they exist.
At War At Home
Christian M. DeJohn, a Temple University grad student, has sufferable numerous setbacks to graduating; setbacks he believes stem from his confrontation of professors.
How Literate are Americans?
According to new data from the National Center for Education Statistics, literacy in American adults has dropped since 1992.