Nicholas Lemann is a professor of journalism and dean emeritus at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and a staff writer for The New Yorker.
Stories by This Author
The Review | Essay
Testing can do more than help elite colleges select a small handful of students.
The Review | Essay
Understanding it is crucial, especially now that it’s in existential peril.
The Review
A methods-based curriculum could empower students in college and for life.
The Review
Professional schools offer lessons for undergraduate education.
The Chronicle Review
American universities must explain how their focus on research best serves an ambitious but pragmatic nation.
The Chronicle Review
Original reporting from journalism students can make up for reporting that news organizations can no longer afford, writes Nicholas Lemann.