May 12, 2024 SCHWARZ | Reflections on the Cornell Encampment My Encampment Visits I have been to the Cornell pro-Palestinian encampment a handful of times, and I have seen nothing that demands dismantling it,…
May 3, 2024 SCHWARZ | The Magic of Paris and Dark Side of Paris I have just returned from a visit to four cities in Europe — Madrid, Barcelona, Paris (where we stayed almost twice as long as…
April 17, 2024 SCHWARZ | Passion for Travel: Letter from Spain Introduction: Travel as Learning At almost 83 I think of myself as a Janus figure, looking backward over my long life and, at the same…
March 7, 2024 SCHWARZ | Cornell Should Do More to Introduce Students to the Cultural Resources of New York City As someone who loves New York City for its cultural resources and whose life is enriched by regular visits to NYC, I think Cornell…
January 26, 2024 SCHWARZ & SPARACIO | The Issue of Grade Inflation Rebecca: Let us discuss grade inflation and its implications. Dan: I know you are aware of the NY Times article on grade inflation at…
November 26, 2023 SCHWARZ | The Israel-Hamas War and the Effect on the American Jewish Experience If Israel ought to be abolished because it is guilty of displacing native inhabitants, then the same should go for the United States or Australia, among many…
November 16, 2023 SCHWARZ | How We Learn from Our Students Some of my colleagues and even my own students are surprised when I say that I learn from my students every day. I…
