The case of Juan Cole

The Chronicle of Higher Education has a (subscriber only, alas free for all!) symposium on the case of Juan Cole’s non-hiring by Yale University this spring. Contributions from Cole, Siva Vaidhyanathan, Glenn Reynolds, Ann Althouse, Brad DeLong, Michael B?rub?, Erin O’Connor, and yours truly. DeLong’s essay makes the best case for the scholarly benefits from ...

By , a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has a (subscriber only, alas free for all!) symposium on the case of Juan Cole's non-hiring by Yale University this spring. Contributions from Cole, Siva Vaidhyanathan, Glenn Reynolds, Ann Althouse, Brad DeLong, Michael B?rub?, Erin O'Connor, and yours truly. DeLong's essay makes the best case for the scholarly benefits from blogging; O'Connor makes the best case for why blogs should be a factor (and not necessarily a positive one) in hiring decisions. For background on the case, click here for this story by Liel Leibovitz in The Jewish Week. UPDATE: While on the subject of academia, it's also worth checking out this Stanley Fish essay from yesterday's New York Times, and Ann Althouse's critique of it.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has a (subscriber only, alas free for all!) symposium on the case of Juan Cole’s non-hiring by Yale University this spring. Contributions from Cole, Siva Vaidhyanathan, Glenn Reynolds, Ann Althouse, Brad DeLong, Michael B?rub?, Erin O’Connor, and yours truly. DeLong’s essay makes the best case for the scholarly benefits from blogging; O’Connor makes the best case for why blogs should be a factor (and not necessarily a positive one) in hiring decisions. For background on the case, click here for this story by Liel Leibovitz in The Jewish Week. UPDATE: While on the subject of academia, it’s also worth checking out this Stanley Fish essay from yesterday’s New York Times, and Ann Althouse’s critique of it.

Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Twitter: @dandrezner

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