Michael S. Roth
Contributor
Michael S. Roth is president of Wesleyan University. He is the author, most recently, of Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses (Yale University Press, 2019).
Stories by this Author
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The ReviewBeware the Doyens of Disruption
They’re back, telling us yet again that the age of online education is here. Don’t believe the hype. -
The Review
Here’s Looking at You, ‘Casablanca’
Diversity, solidarity, commitment: 75 years later, a classic still has a lot to teach us. -
The Review
Barack Obama’s Imprint on Higher Education
Gains in college attainment have been modest over the past eight years. Did the 44th president fail to deliver? -
The Review
A Sip of Philosophy
Existentialism, born over cocktails in 1932, still speaks to what we can learn from ordinary life. -
The Review
Unprincipled on Principle
Stanley Fish claims not to have a viewpoint. But that’s just his point of view. -
The Chronicle Review
Can Matthew Crawford Deliver Us From Distraction?
Matthew B. Crawford strikes back at the regime of manipulated attention. -
The Conversation
Why Freud Still Haunts Us
On the 75th anniversary of his death, his legacy can still teach us how to find meaning in the stories of our past and an identity that’s more than the sum of our neurons, says Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University. -
The Chronicle Review
The False Promise of ‘Practical’ Education
Today’s calls for pragmatic education are at odds with the idea’s history. -
The Digital Campus
My Modern MOOC Experience
A college president is enchanted by the diversity and drive of his online students. -
Point of View
How Colleges Can Ensure Quality, Not Inequality
Our public-school system fails to teach basic skills to the poor and isolates them from other walks of life. Higher education can be different.
