Thomas H. Benton
Thomas H. Benton is the pseudonym that was used, up until 2011, for a series of columns on academic work and life by William Pannapacker. He is on leave as a professor of English at Hope College in Michigan and now lives in Chicago. He can be reached via Twitter @pannapacker.
Stories by this Author
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An Academic in America100 Columns Later
A longtime columnist ponders the pros and cons of using—and losing—a pen name. -
An Academic in America
On Deadlines and Dead Grandmothers
At every semester’s end, come the student e-mails about unexpected funerals. -
An Academic in America
A Perfect Storm in Undergraduate Education, Part 2
Surveying the wreckage from a teacher’s point of view: What can students possibly be thinking? -
An Academic in America
A Perfect Storm in Undergraduate Education
Surveying the wreckage from a teacher’s point of view. -
An Academic in America
Getting Medieval on Higher Education
A world-weary professor considers promoting the monastic life for undergraduates. -
An Academic in America
On Gratitude in Academe
A professor sets aside his well-honed skepticism to consider a few things that make an academic career worthwhile. -
An Academic in America
Why Do They Hate Us? Part 2
The “public be damned” attitude of some academic provocateurs ignores the impact their grandstanding has on the rest of us. -
An Academic in America
Why Do They Hate Us?
I can’t remember a time when professors, particularly in the humanities and social sciences, had a stronger feeling of being under siege. -
An Academic in America
Getting Real at the Natural-History Museum, Part 2
Curators at small museums, often affiliated with universities, are beginning a process of thoughtful restoration and innovation. -
An Academic in America
Getting Real at the Natural-History Museum
Museums move to turn away from simulations and once again emphasize the captivating power of the real.
