Michael S. Roth is president of Wesleyan University and the author most recently of The Student: A Short History.
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The Review | Essay
The great philosopher was also a great theorist of education.
The Review
They’re back, telling us yet again that the age of online education is here. Don’t believe the hype.
The Review
Diversity, solidarity, commitment: 75 years later, a classic still has a lot to teach us.
The Review
Gains in college attainment have been modest over the past eight years. Did the 44th president fail to deliver?
The Review
Existentialism, born over cocktails in 1932, still speaks to what we can learn from ordinary life.
The Review
Stanley Fish claims not to have a viewpoint. But that’s just his point of view.
The Chronicle Review
Matthew B. Crawford strikes back at the regime of manipulated attention.
The Conversation
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
Today’s calls for pragmatic education are at odds with the idea’s history.
The Digital Campus
A college president is enchanted by the diversity and drive of his online students.