by Maggie Neel, History As an undergraduate, I did not find peer review helpful. I did not want others to read my drafts, and I did not believe their feedback helped me become a better writer. So, when I saw the pedagogical research supporting peer review, I was skeptical; however, after reading the literature, I…
by Riley Thoen, Plant Biology Of all the skills I have refined in graduate school, writing is, without question, the one that has given me the most trouble. Approximately two years ago, I wrote an E-interview as a member of the editorial board for The Classic Journal. In this interview, I mention I am working…
by Jared Asser, History History is an interpretive discipline, and this is its strength. Except in the most banal of cases, there is no single “right” answer to any historical problem, and two historians can approach the same documents and leave with different a understanding of their significance. A historian’s interpretation is influenced by their…
by Ali Ahsan, Comparative Literature It is a new academic year. And I have a new academic challenge: to teach an introductory course on “Literature and Medicine.” I have prepared a syllabus for the course, and this time it is experimental in terms of reading as well as writing requirements. There are multiple reasons behind…