Academic Indigestion
A scholarly critic offers a caustic appraisal of higher education.
Briefly Noted
Jan|Feb 2009
Leading the Parade
David Montgomery C’68 WG’70
Street Squawker
Mark Haines L’89
Bridging the Medical-Legal Divide for Children
Amy Zimmerman C’85
Alumni Notes
Jan|Feb 2009
Obituaries
Jan|Feb 2009
He’s With the Band
Window, Jan|Feb 2009
Jan|Feb 2009
Volume 107, No. 3
Losing the Waigul Valley
Tactical victories and strategic failure in northeastern Afghanistan.
Marketing the Macabre
From a vampire-slaying-sword auction to wine tastings with fans, Leslie Esdaile Banks W’80 has used her Wharton training (and an almost supernatural business sense) to promote her bestselling book series.
Talking Books and More—Online
Writers House offers online book groups
Alumni Notes
Nov|Dec 2008
Obituaries
Nov|Dec 2008
“You Betcha, Champ!”
Window, Nov|Dec 2008
Nov|Dec 2008
Volume 107, No. 2
The Next, Next Thing
If serial entrepreneur Elon Musk has his way, sending a payload—and eventually, people—into space will be handled commercially, more like UPS than “the Right Stuff.” (At least if you leave out the part about settling Mars.) Oh, and the rest of us here on earth will be able to tap affordable solar power and drive fast, efficient, cool-looking electric cars.
Letters
Nov|Dec 2008
Trench Fever
Writing history five centimeters at a time
Leaving Home
Comparing nests, empty and overflowing
Mission Impossible
In Kenya, a nurse educator runs up against election violence.
The Bear is Back
After a decade of humiliation, Russia is more powerful than ever before.
A Pitch for the Uncharted Path
Class of 2012: “Do not stick to the prevailing script”
College Houses Turn 10
College Houses celebrate 10th anniversary