Gladly Lerne, Gladly Teche

"Gladly Lerne, Gladly Teche" is the personal web log of John V. Fleming, the Louis W. Fairchild Professor of English and Comparative Literature emeritus at Princeton University. It continues in its title and its spirit his one-time newspaper column in The Daily Princetonian. As a general rule a new post is mounted every Wednesday morning (EST).

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Statuary Rape

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During my working life, which included stints as a low-level academic administrator and therefore of self-pity, I used to keep a facet...
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Cry, the Beloved Country

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Millions of Americans must be deeply disturbed by recent events in Charlottesville, though we doubtless grieve in different ways.    I ...
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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Legacy Admissions

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The renewed discussion of “affirmative action” in college admissions policies offers me the opportunity to think out loud about a topic...
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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Communications (Dept. of)

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At this time of the year in central New Jersey the fruiting of the tomatoes ought to advance more rapidly than the spread of crisis thr...
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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Uhblation

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It was about ten years ago, in Paris.   My eldest granddaughter and I were walking briskly through the Champ de Mars, the Eiffel ...
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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Prince Fred's Knob

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Prince Fred on the Geological Survey Map             I just returned from a short trip to New York City.   I had an appointme...
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Voting Crisis

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              Around the Fourth of July the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, one of the respected polling outfits, conducte...
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John V. Fleming, the Louis W. Fairchild Professor of Literature emeritus at Princeton University, retired after a long teaching career in 2006. He and his wife Joan continue to live in Princeton. The Flemings have three adult children, six delightful grandchildren, and lives that mysteriously continue to be busy.He can be reached at jfleming@princeton.edu.
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