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How the Brothers Grimm Became Martyrs to Academic Freedom

How the Brothers Grimm Became Martyrs to Academic Freedom

Maria Hummel on the Contemporary Echoes of a 19th Century Power Struggle Between Professors, Students, and the State

By Maria Hummel | May 28, 2025

Texas public school students could soon be tested on the Bible.

Texas public school students could soon be tested on the Bible.

By Brittany Allen | November 20, 2024

American universities continue to punish pro-Palestinian speech.

American universities continue to punish pro-Palestinian speech.

By Brittany Allen | September 9, 2024

How the Vietnam War Accelerated Generational Divides in America

How the Vietnam War Accelerated Generational Divides in America

Drew Gilpin Faust on the Gradual Radicalization of Anti-War Student Activism

By Drew Gilpin Faust | August 24, 2023

Calculating Losses: How to Close a High School Library for Summer Vacation

Calculating Losses: How to Close a High School Library for Summer Vacation

Jess deCourcy Hinds on Taking Stock of More Than Just Books

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | July 8, 2022

Rare Thoughts on Writing From Cormac McCarthy in This Unlikely Interview

Rare Thoughts on Writing From Cormac McCarthy in This Unlikely Interview

It Only Took Two Arizona High School Students to Get Answers From the Legendarily Reclusive Author

By Murray Carpenter | March 15, 2022

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On the Emotional Complexity of Teaching in the Age of COVID

By Nick Ripatrazone | March 24, 2021

The Moment My Poetry Students and I Could No Longer Ignore the Climate Crisis

By Craig Santos Perez | October 22, 2020

Showing High Schoolers That Yes, Structure is Essential

By Nick Ripatrazone | May 28, 2020

Lessons From a Nightmarish Writing Workshop

Lessons From a Nightmarish Writing Workshop

Nina Schuyler's Hard-Won Tactics for Running a Tough Group

By Nina Schuyler | January 10, 2020

Teaching High School Students the Wildness of Poetry

Teaching High School Students the Wildness of Poetry

Nick Ripatrazone Speaks to Poet and Teacher Kerrin McCadden

By Nick Ripatrazone | October 23, 2019

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"Will this be a mistake?"

By Hebah Uddin | April 15, 2019

The Four Times I Became a Teacher

The Four Times I Became a Teacher

Beth Kephart on the Heartbreak Inherent to Teaching Writing

By Beth Kephart | September 10, 2018

What Can We Learn from the Radical Campuses of 1968?

What Can We Learn from the Radical Campuses of 1968?

The Struggle in the Universities was Never a Simple Conflict of Generations

By Richard Vinen | July 3, 2018

Something More than Correctness: On Teaching Grace Paley's Essays

Something More than Correctness: On Teaching Grace Paley's Essays

"It’s not their own shame that holds young writers back; it’s ours"

By Scott Korb | April 18, 2017

On Lucia Berlin, Mentor, Friend

On Lucia Berlin, Mentor, Friend

Former Students Remember a Brilliant Teacher and Lovely Friend

By Chip Livingston | December 17, 2015