An opinion piece was published in the NY Times today from Mark C. Taylor, the chairman of the religion department at Columbia, who is the author of the forthcoming “Field Notes From Elsewhere: Reflections on Dying and Living.” It is quite controversial commentary on graduate and undergraduate education issues so worth reading because this issue could get out of control if we are not careful to make sure we are doing right by students. The opinion can be read at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/opinion/27taylor.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&emc=eta1
As the debate rages, there have been counterpoints, such as:
http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2009/04/universities.html
http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/bousquet/more-drivel-from-the-new-york-times
If you have an opinion of your own on this NY times opinion piece please feel free to share by posting to this post.
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