The Academy. (public domain from Wikimedia Commons)
In the text I quote from below, William Deresiewicz articulates many of our ills in higher education nowadays– and inspires in a reader like me some searching questions about his extreme cynicism and demand for perfection. As a cynic, he seems to be the opposite of Louis Schmier , though he is just as thoughtful.
Whether or not you agree with D., It’s good to know people are still publishing critiques & exhortations
… this is “epideictic” rhetoric — praising and blaming to help a society think clearly about its values. (more…)
