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Not “all caught up”: Kelvin Yu on “Roseanne”

A TV sitcom is just a frivolous thing, right? Not worth taking seriously, surely. Except that we do; we take TV shows and TV characters very seriously. The enormous hoopla and press coverage surrounding the reboot of the sitcom “Roseanne” is a case in point, and TV writer and actor Kelvin Yu makes a very specific criticism of the program in this April 2018 New York Times essay.

Read it here: Yu, “’Roseanne’: When a punch line feels like a gut punch”

 

Ready for the ball: Kevin McClure on public regional universities

March Madness draws a lot of attention to many colleges and universities that don’t usually get noticed, and the lack of recognition applies to much more than sports. In this March 2018 essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education, education professor Kevin R. McClure argues that public regional universities across the US should receive much more funding, status, and respect. 

Read it here: McClure, “The problem with calling UMBC a Cinderella”