The fact that the OG research university - Johns Hopkins - decided to partner with a hack right-wing think tank - the American Enterprise Institute - to envision "the future of the American University" is a sign of how dire things are in higher education. Daniel Coit Gilman is rolling in his grave.

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congratulations to my close personal friend* Anne Carson on her richly deserved Nobel *the poet I begged for a selfie at the national Book Awards

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The application of this principle to the law-school hiring process and the American Association of Law Schools is left as an exercise for the reader.

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She’s been putting in a valiant effort, trying to be my alarm clock since Moe died. She meows, hops into bed, then just wants to go back to sleep. Not super good at it, but I appreciate it just the same.

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Yes, where is the NYT coverage of this? They love to complain about higher ed. So where are they?

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