Nine Renowned Professors Light Candles for Neophytes in the Dark Wood of Higher Education
One, John McGregor Burns, has been at Williams since 1936.
On Sunday, September 6, 2009, the Times had a helpful column
offering advice to returning students. The authors are seasoned
professors with national and international reputations. Perhaps most
helpful for incoming freshman, these brief homolies will be helpful to
all students, and, indeed, to those of us who remain students but have
left the formal academes years or even decades ago.
College Advice, From People Who Have Been there Awhile.
Educators give some helpful advice to young adults entering school this fall.
Table of Contents
The Hunt for a Good Teacher
By STANLEY FISH
An Argument Worth Having
By GERALD GRAFF
By HAROLD BLOOM
Get Lost. In Books
By CAROL BERKIN
Once in class, participate.
Play Politics
By GARRY WILLS
By MARTHA NUSSBAUM
Think about life, not just a job.
A good newspaper; will be your path to the world
By JAMES MacGREGOR BURNS
My Crush on DNA
By NANCY HOPKINS
College is never what one expects.
By STEVEN WEINBERG
Think about life, not just a job.
By MARTHA NUSSBAUM