Academe: March 2008 Archives

And that's only because it features Davidson.

I vote we adopt Inside Higher Ed's bracket system, and hail the NCAA "hey, we actually pay attention to the 'student' part of student athelete" champions for 2008:  Davidson College!

Yes, I am being a big ol' geek.  You'll recover.

About the slow death of the study of english literature, in The Nation.  I know!  Best quote:

In other words, the profession's intellectual agenda is being set by teenagers. This is also unprecedented. However bitter the ideological battles Graff described, they were driven by the profession's internal dynamics, not by what our students wanted, or what they thought they wanted, or what we thought they thought they wanted. If grade schools behaved like this, every subject would be recess, and lunch would consist of chocolate cake.

This quote could go a long way toward explaining why so many english departments resemble particularly vicious playgrounds...

Anyway, sorry about the dearth of original content.  But never fear - Hublet's Prom Experience 2008 will take place this Thursday, and I am fairly assured that hilarity will ensue.  Well, if by "hilarity" you mean "the pain and suffering of grown-ups who have to spend 5 HOURS listening to a blend of hip-hop and pop-country music."  I fear I will be tempted to fling one of my newly-acquired super cool pumps (bless you, Zappos!) at the DJ's head.