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The Academic, The Scholar, and The Gentleman

While the gentleman and the scholar never truly aligned with one another, it would be a mistake to conclude that this encounter between the two had no lasting effects.

Essay

Mar 19, 2026

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On Private Scholarship

This observation should not be misunderstood as an argument against government support for academic research.

The Digest

Non/Critical Scholarship, Laundering Reputation, and Modest, Wise Female Scholars

Mar 12, 2026

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Non/Critical Scholarship, Laundering Reputation, and Modest, Wise Female Scholars

Such material would have been unusual for these publications, given that only five women in the entire country would have the training and expertise to understand it at the time it was published.

Essay

Mar 5, 2026

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On The Academic Ivory Tower

"I'm not at all afraid of the term 'ivory tower'".

The Digest

Feb 26, 2026

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Academicus Otiosus: The Lazy Academic

The concern is not about the value of applied knowledge, which is self-evident. The risk lies in treating contributions to “how” knowledge as interchangeable with contributions to “what” knowledge.

Essay

Feb 19, 2026

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A Scholarly Love Letter

Tick tock tick tock, we were moving on a timeline. The hands on the clock for seduction, I was told, had to be turned to the time of production.

The Digest

On Intellectual Vandalism, A-verage Students, and An Unusually Competent Scholar

Feb 12, 2026

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16 min read

On Intellectual Vandalism, A-verage Students, and An Unusually Competent Scholar

That would not only be an act of intellectual vandalism ... it would also have damaging consequences for the whole country.

Essay

Anti-University: Scholarship Before, Within, and Beyond The University

Feb 5, 2026

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22 min read

Anti-University: Scholarship Before, Within, and Beyond The University

Private universities now receive government funding, public universities prize industry partnerships, and liberal arts colleges emphasise the development of graduates capable of contributing to a nation's economic prosperity and security.

The Digest

Scholarship with Impact, Identity, and Disagreement

Jan 29, 2026

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Scholarship with Impact, Identity, and Disagreement

One such partnership is the Raytheon–UMass Lowell Research Institute, established in 2014 to cement a multimillion-dollar collaboration between the company and the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

The Digest

Research and Scholarship: Simple, Independent, Humble

Jan 15, 2026

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12 min read

Research and Scholarship: Simple, Independent, Humble

In doing so he provides the reader with rich contextual information about how an academic of his time viewed problem-solving - a cornerstone of research - without speaking of research itself.

Essay

On Publishing At Least One Paper This Year

Jan 8, 2026

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On Publishing At Least One Paper This Year

After all, has not our understanding of the pinnacle of academic excellence become entirely about getting single-authored journal articles in ‘top-tier’ journals?

The Digest

On the Limited Academy, LABraries, and Formative Figures

Dec 25, 2025

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On the Limited Academy, LABraries, and Formative Figures

When addressing the possibility of a revival in independent scholarship, one of the most pressing questions hangs over those research disciplines which rely on extensive equipment.

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The Academic, The Scholar, and The Gentleman

On Private Scholarship

Non/Critical Scholarship, Laundering Reputation, and Modest, Wise Female Scholars

On The Academic Ivory Tower

Academicus Otiosus: The Lazy Academic

A Scholarly Love Letter

On Intellectual Vandalism, A-verage Students, and An Unusually Competent Scholar

Anti-University: Scholarship Before, Within, and Beyond The University

Scholarship with Impact, Identity, and Disagreement

Research and Scholarship: Simple, Independent, Humble

On Publishing At Least One Paper This Year

On the Limited Academy, LABraries, and Formative Figures

The Scholarly Letter

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