About a month ago, The New York Times’s Nicholas Kristof wrote a much-discussed column calling for academics to take on a greater role in public life. Most professors, he lamented, “just don’t matter in today’s great debates,” having instead burrowed into rabbit holes of hyper-specialization. PhD programs, he wrote, “have fostered a culture that glorifies arcane unintelligibility while disdaining impact and audience.” [ie, cowardice, i say] Professors, Kristof pleaded, “don’t cloister yourselves like medieval monks—we need you!” (from The Nation). or, in colloquial terms, get off your bum and do something! for crying out loud!
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:05:49 +0000
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