Brow BeatSept. 11 2014 4:30 PMDear Professors: Please Don’t Respond to the Mean Things Students Say About You OnlineRebecca Schuman
EducationAug. 26 2014 11:42 PMSyllabus Tyrannus The decline and fall of the American university is written in 25-page course syllabi.Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatAug. 20 2014 1:35 PMIf You Think You’re Too Jaded to Be Shocked by This New Movie, You’re WrongRebecca Schuman
EducationAug. 14 2014 11:27 AMCease Rogeting Proximately!College students (and adults) sure love the right-click thesaurus. Too bad it makes you sound the opposite of smart.Rebecca Schuman
BooksAug. 5 2014 10:59 AMStrongest Possible EndorsementA funny and lacerating novel of academia written in the form of letters of recommendation. Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatJuly 31 2014 9:33 AMThis Brilliant Amazon Parody Proves That Germans Really Do Have a Sense of HumorRebecca Schuman
Brow BeatJuly 22 2014 3:56 PMGermans Love Getting Naked at the Beach. So Should We.Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatJuly 14 2014 11:16 AMWhy Did This Famous Marxist Philosopher Plagiarize a White Supremacist Magazine?Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatJune 26 2014 9:02 AMDear U.S. Dept. of Education, Here’s How to Use Memes Without Offending EveryoneRebecca Schuman
Brow BeatJune 16 2014 1:13 PMThe Clever Stunt Four Professors Just Pulled to Expose the Outrageous Pay Gap in AcademiaRebecca Schuman
EducationJune 6 2014 10:36 AMBard’s Better Admissions ApplicationForget the Common App. Write four good essays for Bard College and you’re in.Rebecca Schuman
EducationMay 29 2014 3:25 PMThe Study-Abroad ScamToo many programs take your money but give you little in return— or enrich your skimming university. Here’s how to choose the right one.Rebecca Schuman
EducationMay 21 2014 3:28 PMFree to Be a JerkAcademic freedom means no professor’s career should suffer because of political beliefs—even if they’re obnoxious.Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatMay 13 2014 9:07 AMWill Banning Frats Cut Down on Assault and Destructive Partying?Rebecca Schuman
EducationMay 5 2014 2:07 PMDeskside MannerReal doctors now focus on empathy as well as diagnosis. Should Ph.D.s, too?Rebecca Schuman
EducationSept. 8 2014 10:34 AMThe Birth of the #FergusonSyllabusIn St. Louis and around the country, professors and students grapple with the lessons of Ferguson. Rebecca Schuman
EducationAug. 20 2014 11:48 PMBeware the Gilderoy Lockharts of the UniversityAny professor who makes students buy his own book is probably an egomaniacal twit.Rebecca Schuman
EducationAug. 18 2014 11:01 AM“My Most Offended Readers Are Ivy-Bound 18-Year-Olds”A conversation with Excellent Sheep author William Deresiewicz.Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatAug. 6 2014 8:32 AMAngela Merkel’s Been Wearing the Same Amazing Tunic for 18 YearsRebecca Schuman
EducationAug. 1 2014 11:04 AMABD CompanyWhat’s worse than getting a Ph.D. in today’s job market? Not finishing one.Rebecca Schuman
EducationJuly 22 2014 6:52 PMInterminable DegreesIs the future of higher education a program from which you can never graduate?Rebecca Schuman
EducationJuly 15 2014 11:32 PMRevise and Resubmit!Peer review is slow. It’s unhelpful. It’s generally awful. Here’s how to fix it.Rebecca Schuman
EducationJuly 6 2014 11:45 PMHands Off Your Grad Students!Yes, you’re consenting adults. But you’re harming your department, your discipline, and mentors everywhere.Rebecca Schuman
EducationJune 25 2014 2:27 PM“Do You Have a Plan to Harm Yourself or Anyone Else?”A professor confronts a disturbing student.Rebecca Schuman
EducationJune 15 2014 7:45 PMIn Defense of Laptops in the ClassroomSure, that student may be on Facebook instead of listening to the lecture. But he’s in college—let him make his own mistakes.Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatJune 2 2014 3:12 PMThis Superstar Professor Calls Students “Boring Idiots” and People Worship Him. Enough Already.Rebecca Schuman
EducationMay 28 2014 12:07 PMBring On the SledgehammerPresident Obama’s college ratings plan is widely hated by the higher-ed status quo. That’s why it’s so promising.Rebecca Schuman
EducationMay 14 2014 11:57 AMConfessions of a Grade InflatorBetween the grubbing and the blubbering, grading fairly is just not worth the fight.Rebecca Schuman
EducationMay 12 2014 9:30 AMSave Our StacksIt’s not about the books. It’s about the books representing the last place on campus where intellectual contemplation thrives.Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatApril 30 2014 3:57 PMFinally, a Website That Uses Math to Make Your Difficult Decisions For YouRebecca Schuman
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