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The Innumeracy of Intellectuals. “If I admit an ignorance of art or music, I get sideways looks, but if I argue for taking a stronger line on math and science requirements, I’m being unreasonable.”

about college faculty. The short version: Some admins think that faculty play too little of a role in campus administration, some think too much, but most think that faculty focus too much on their own territory and lack perspective. On the innumeracy of intellectuals. This is a juicy article and I will try to have more to say about it later. But I distinctly remember several colleagues in the humanities who at one time or another openly embraced their having no knowledge or enjoyment of math or science, often in

Eric Ormsby, "The Activist and the Recluse," NY Sun, 6 August, reviews Brenda Wineapple's White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson & Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Things Current: Scott McLemee, "It's All About the Oil," IHE, 6 August, reviews Judith Swadding's The Ancient Olympic Games. Scroll across the toolbar of the NYT's "Map of Olympic Medals, 1896-2004" and you'll be impressed by the rise of east Asia's Olympic athletes. Africa, Latin America, and South Asia

I'm waxing a bit sentimental over at the Mama, PhD blog at IHE today...only a bit, though, really. (Oh, and did you notice that Dr. B. has joined us as an advice columnist?)

this column

Well, not really. But she does have a new advice column over at Inside Higher Ed. Go say hi. And ask her about that persistent rash you have. She’ll know what to do.

Last weekend's post, The Innumeracy of Intellectuals, has been lightly edited and re-printed at Inside Higher Ed, where it should be read by a larger audience of humanities types. They allow comments, so it will be interesting to see what gets said about it there. I may have some additional comments on the issue later, but it's a little hard to focus while going