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HAMBURG — At a recent conference of German and American literary scholars, I suggested that our high-level discussions would matter only if we helped change students’ lives. It is not enough to tell students how the skills developed in reading literature can “transfer” to other parts of their lives. Rather, we must help them become better interpreters of each other, so that

In October 2022, the U.S. Department of Education released data from the Nation’s Report Card, a nationally representative assessment of student achievement at various age levels. The latest results—the first since 2019—demonstrate serious and widespread learning losses since before the pandemic.

Responses to Ed West's call for amateurs looking to educate themselves on the Greats

The stranger keeps his secrets close. When he arrives at the Phaeacian court, he finds hosts that are generous—and curious about his identity. The king ...

The Hedgehog Review is published three times per year by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. In keeping with the Institute’s own mission and vision, the journal is concerned with issues of contemporary cultural change and its individual and social consequences.