Nut Meg’s Reviews > University: A Reckoning > Status Update
Nut Meg
is on page 92 of 176
"The university is one of the key layers (along with the press) in the overall structure of the nation and broadly designed to advance the quest for better understanding and truth, a hallmark of American ethos. Not just part of the fourth branch, universities represent a fifth branch, as essential as the press to our collective life and success."
— May 31, 2026 04:55AM
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Nut Meg
is on page 116 of 176
He's trying so hard to make "freedom of the university" a thing (like freedom of the press), but it is the least catchy phrase ever
— May 31, 2026 07:59PM
Nut Meg
is on page 74 of 176
"Over the course of the twentieth century, the press, or mass media, moved increasingly toward the center in American public life. Before that it was more part of the contentious extremes- partisan, extreme in opinions, inflammatory, what was known as 'yellow journalism'."
— May 30, 2026 09:30AM
Nut Meg
is on page 57 of 176
We embrace free speech "because of our interest I a higher value or end - we want to expand our understanding, our knowledge, our truth, and our capacities to engage in that pursuit."
— May 24, 2026 02:41PM
Nut Meg
is on page 18 of 176
"Journalism must inform us of what it can know now. The scholar can take longer and go deeper." Love this idea of Journalism and Academia being 2 sides of the same coin
— May 16, 2026 01:36PM
