Perspectives ‘Heteropatriarchy’ is a Phrase Used in Academia Malcolm A. Kline January 18, 2017 One of the many ironies in academe is the degree to which academics invert reality. This tendency is usually on…
MLA, Perspectives Why Martin Luther King, Jr. Still Matters Malcolm A. Kline January 16, 2017 It is startling to realize how much the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. accomplished in a life span that did…
MLA MLA Comedy Stylebook Not Funny Malcolm A. Kline January 13, 2017 Here’s the problem with the English professors at the Modern Language Association (MLA) attempting to define humor: They’re not funny,…
MLA Civil Rights History, Queered Malcolm A. Kline January 12, 2017 Occasionally, professors at the Modern Language Association (MLA) have good points to make. Unfortunately, they soon get buried in the…
MLA Mugging Melville Malcolm A. Kline January 11, 2017 One of the speakers at this year’s Modern Language Association (MLA) meeting brought up a fascinating quote by William Wordsworth…
MLA Humanities PhDs: Write if you find work Malcolm A. Kline January 10, 2017 You might be surprised to learn that there are employment opportunities for college graduates with PhDs in the Humanities. You…
Perspectives New Year’s at the MLA Malcolm A. Kline December 29, 2016 While you’re getting started on your New Year’s resolutions, we’re knocking one off of our own bucket list: We’ll be…
Perspectives Feeding the Academic Bea$t Malcolm A. Kline December 23, 2016 A university think tank just published a list of recommendations for paying for college. Perhaps not too surprisingly, they mostly…
Perspectives Delusions of Education Grandeur Malcolm A. Kline December 22, 2016 Some public officials leave office as far behind the knowledge curve as when they entered it. “One recent analysis found…
Perspectives Sanctuary Campuses that Enable Malcolm A. Kline December 21, 2016 While the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) made an attempt at an even-handed approach to the growing “Sanctuary Campus”…
Perspectives Government Regulation is the New Growth Industry, says Georgetown University Malcolm A. Kline December 14, 2016 A few years back, universities were touting “green jobs,” to college graduates, implementing environmental regulations but they never materialized. Now…
Perspectives Attacking the Federal Government’s Regulatory Beast Malcolm A. Kline Stories surfaced this year to the effect that federal employees would quit if Donald Trump were elected. Unfortunately, that’s not…
