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disrupted. this evening we are joined by reed gutchberg. we'll be presenting on her book useful objects museums science and literature in 19th century america. after a short induction to the work, she'll be joining conversation by mhs's own sarah, georgie. useful objects examines the history of american museums during the 19th century through the eyes of visitors or writers and collectors museums of this period held a wide range of objects from botanical and zoological specimens to antiquarian artifacts and technological models. they were intended to promote useful knowledge these co...

The American academy is in crisis, and the symptoms are clear to anyone with eyes to see: relentlessly rising costs, administrative bloat, and a declining 18- to 24-year-old cohort of potential tuition-paying students who are increasingly reluctant to take on a crushing load of debt. Add to that the increasingly aggressive assaults, emanating from within the academy, on core institutional values like freedom of inquiry and expression, and you have a fulminating crisis.

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The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has revealed five design proposals for the $130 million Bezos Learning Center.