Are colleges like wines? (On US News, Wine Advocate, and blind trials — reblog)
The US News college rankings came out this week. King’s jumped up a few places, which is good, I suppose. A couple […]
Author: Jonathan Malesic
Kierkegaard in 7 quotations, Part VII: Love the one you’re with
Kierkegaard was born 200 years ago today. I pay a small tribute by reflecting on a quotation from his writings. I never […]
Kierkegaard in 7 quotations, Part VI: A eulogy brings out the worst in Kierkegaard
Kierkegaard’s 200th birthday is tomorrow. Today, I reflect on writings from the last year of his life. In 1854, the bishop of […]
Kierkegaard in 7 quotations, Part V: Seeing and believing
The biblical account of Abraham’s (near) sacrifice of Isaac is a hallmark of of debates about “faith” and reason. And while it’s […]
Kierkegaard in 7 quotations, Part IV: Abraham sticks the landing
Kierkegaard’s 200th birthday is on Sunday, May 5. I’m reflecting on one quote from him per day until then. Before there was […]
Kierkegaard in 7 quotations, Part III: The limits of thought
Kierkegaard’s 200th birthday is Sunday. Until then, a quote a day. Yesterday we saw how Kierkegaard denigrates those whose safe, unadventurous pursuits […]
What would Kierkegaard have thought of MOOCs?
For every communications technology, there are those who want to exploit its potential to “revolutionize” education. Surely, some enterprising chap in the […]
Kierkegaard in 7 quotations, Part II: Everyone is boring
Søren Kierkegaard’s bicentenary is on May 5. I’m observing it this week by blogging about his work, focusing on one quotation per […]
Kierkegaard in seven quotations, Part I: Making things difficult
May 5 will be the 200th anniversary of the birth of the enigmatic Danish author Søren Kierkegaard. In honor of the anniversary, […]
Are small private colleges in trouble? – Magazine – The Boston Globe
While the Times was publishing Jeffrey Selingo’s piece on colleges’ financial troubles, Jon Marcus’s article on the same subject appeared in the […]