Marhaba Week flashback: “Yet as the dinner wore on and jetlag took its toll, Cyrus Patell, a star literature professor from NYU New York, did just that, gliding between the tables armed with microphone and steely, talk-show affability.” I guess this picture captures what he meant. I noticed the picture today on some of the slideshows playing on the computers in the lobby of 19 Washington Square North today. I’m still getting grief at home for the quote.
The New York Times has published a brief letter that I wrote in response to an op-ed piece entitled "The War in Washington Square" by my NYU colleague Jeff Goodwin, who is a professor of sociology. Here's the text of my letter as they published it: I have been working...
I'm a little less confused than I've been. In my post "Disagreeing with the Vote of No Confidence," I was struck by the number 682 -- the number of voters eligible to participate in last week's FAS vote of no confidence in President Sexton. I noted that "my wife, who...
Inside Higher Ed published a piece about last week's vote of no confidence this morning. The piece's title, "'No Confidence' in the System," captures its overall approach, which shifts attention away from the focus (and the ad hominem attacks) on President Sexton and...
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