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J.M. Anderson

J. M. Anderson received his Ph.D. in history from Syracuse University. He has taught at a community college, at two four-year colleges, at a state university, and at a for-profit university. He has written several articles and two books, The Honorable Burden of Public Office: English Humanists and Tudor Politics in the Sixteenth Century and The Skinny on Teaching: What You Don’t Learn in Graduate School. He is currently dean of the School of Business and Liberal Arts and Sciences at SUNY Cobleskill.

Articles by J.M. Anderson


How Academe Helped to Elect Trump

Mar 3, 2017 · J.M. Anderson · Comments Off on How Academe Helped to Elect Trump

President Trump scares academe. Many feel threatened, under siege, rejected, aghast. Eric Klineberg, professor of sociology at New York University, summed up this anxiety a few days after the election: … Continue reading “How Academe Helped to Elect Trump”


To Save the Humanities, Make Them More Hands On

Jul 8, 2016 · J.M. Anderson · Comments Off on To Save the Humanities, Make Them More Hands On

The humanities may not be dead, but they are certainly moribund on many college campuses. Once the crown jewels of higher education, now they are valued about as much as … Continue reading “To Save the Humanities, Make Them More Hands On”


The Case for Older Students

Feb 24, 2013 · J.M. Anderson · Comments Off on The Case for Older Students

Fresh out of high school, many students aren’t mature enough to benefit from college studies.


Teaching Is a Liberal Art

Apr 6, 2012 · J.M. Anderson · Comments Off on Teaching Is a Liberal Art

The “Scholarship of Teaching and Learning” movement has not lived up to its promise.


No Wonder Johnny (Still) Can’t Write

Feb 10, 2012 · J.M. Anderson · Comments Off on No Wonder Johnny (Still) Can’t Write

Students don’t write well and professors don’t want to help them.

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