Reading at Risk and the Academy

Last fall the NEA’s Reading at Risk report evidenced a decline in literary reading, particularly among young adults.  For some English professors, this was cause for celebration.

Diversity, Schmiversity

In spite of the fact that we were all Caucasians, all of us in our fifties, and all of us TV writers, we were as different as a random group of five adult Americans is likely to be.

Is The Fence Really Mended?

Even after President Bush’s trip to Europe, the reluctant conclusion must be that the fence is not mended.







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