The Graduate School Mess—Leonard Cassuto

On Sunday 11 October independent bookstore Book Culture will host Leonard Cassuto and Andrew Delbanco as they talk about Cassuto’s new book The Graduate School Mess: What Caused It and How We Can Fix It.

It is no secret that American graduate education is in disarray. Graduate students take too long to complete their studies and face a dismal academic job market if they succeed. The Graduate School Mess gets to the root of these problems and offers concrete solutions for revitalizing graduate education in the humanities.

Cassuto argues that universities heavy emphasis on research comes at the expense of teaching and yet teaching is where reforming graduate school must begin. He highlights problems with the graduate education process, from admissions to comprehensive exams and dissertations.

The book was inspired by Cassuto’s monthly column, ‘The Graduate Adviser’, in the The Chronicle of Higher Education. Cassuto is also an award-winning journalist who writes on subjects ranging from science to sports, in venues from The New York Times to salon.com.

Joining the discussion will be Andrew Delbanco, author of College; What It Was, Is, and Should Be which describes what a true college education should be and why it must be made available to as many young people as possible.

This is a free event and both Leonard Cassuto and Andrew Delbanco will be available to sign books following the discussion.











When: Sun., Oct. 11, 2015 at 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Where: Book Culture
536 W. 112th St.
212-865-1588
Price: Free
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On Sunday 11 October independent bookstore Book Culture will host Leonard Cassuto and Andrew Delbanco as they talk about Cassuto’s new book The Graduate School Mess: What Caused It and How We Can Fix It.

It is no secret that American graduate education is in disarray. Graduate students take too long to complete their studies and face a dismal academic job market if they succeed. The Graduate School Mess gets to the root of these problems and offers concrete solutions for revitalizing graduate education in the humanities.

Cassuto argues that universities heavy emphasis on research comes at the expense of teaching and yet teaching is where reforming graduate school must begin. He highlights problems with the graduate education process, from admissions to comprehensive exams and dissertations.

The book was inspired by Cassuto’s monthly column, ‘The Graduate Adviser’, in the The Chronicle of Higher Education. Cassuto is also an award-winning journalist who writes on subjects ranging from science to sports, in venues from The New York Times to salon.com.

Joining the discussion will be Andrew Delbanco, author of College; What It Was, Is, and Should Be which describes what a true college education should be and why it must be made available to as many young people as possible.

This is a free event and both Leonard Cassuto and Andrew Delbanco will be available to sign books following the discussion.

Buy tickets/get more info now