Classical Renewal by Research - First Things

Classical Renewal by Research - First Things

The research pursued these days in university humanities departments does not, as a rule, enjoy high esteem among those who value the West’s traditional forms of education. For decades, critics of the university have been reporting the titles of courses, funded research, and conference papers, with a mixture of ridicule and outrage, to illustrate the capture of academe by political activists. Attendees of the Modern Language Association conventi…