Author: William Schumacher

I often wonder if there is a relationship between philosophy and social change. As I both study the humanities and want to further positive

Consider the most common method of teaching courses in the humanities and social sciences at most liberal arts colleges. Generally, courses such as these

It’s fairly common to invoke the term “free speech” to criticize campus activism. The obvious problem with this criticism is that protests are not

The field of psychology is in crisis. A recent project designed to test the veracity of many experiments in social psychology has returned disappointing

Students at the Claremont Colleges are often troubled by the trilemma of sleep, academic success, and a social life. While I don’t doubt that a

A common criticism of liberal arts colleges is that they do not teach practical skills. The implicit contrast in this criticism is with vocational

Two weeks ago, TSL published an opinion piece by Chuck Herman PO '14 decrying Pomona College's most recent batch of application essay prompts. According

The Claremont Colleges have the virtue of being reflective about the education that they provide. Students, administrators, and faculty all often publicly engage in

Grade inflation is a topic that has a special importance to the Claremont Colleges. At Pomona College, for example, a faculty committee recently implemented

The choice of what to major in is one fraught with personal, social, and perhaps most saliently, economic implications. The pressure to major in