Civic Studies

full-time college students spend 90 minutes per day on academics

Peter — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:30:39 +0000

According to the American Time Use Survey, the median full-time college student in the USA spends 90 minutes per day on “non-work education activities, such as taking classes, conducting research and homework, administrative tasks, and extracurricular activities except sports.” The graph with this post shows that more than 45% of full-time college students report spending […] Continue reading →

a deliberative response to Trump’s building projects?

Peter — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:42:57 +0000

Imagine that it’s 2029 and you have been inaugurated as the President of the United States. (Congratulations and good luck.) You can look out from your bedroom window or during a helicopter ride and see a new ballroom, a huge arch, a helipad, a sculpture garden, and other major physical constructions that your predecessor ordered. […] Continue reading →

Book Talk: A Culture of Justice, @ Morgan State University

Eric Weber — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Dr. Eric Thomas Weber will be delivering a talk about his latest book, A Culture of Justice, for Morgan State University’s department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. We will be...

The post Book Talk: A Culture of Justice, @ Morgan State University first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber.

Continue reading →

Book Talk: A Culture of Justice, @ Morgan State University

Eric Weber — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Dr. Eric Thomas Weber will be delivering a talk about his latest book, A Culture of Justice, for Morgan State University’s department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. We will be... Continue reading →

Podcast Interview on “Writing an Academic Monograph”

Eric Weber — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:55:31 +0000

By a chance connection on LinkedIn, I got to know Dr. Kyle Rudick of the University of Northern Iowa, a professor of Communication and Graduate Program Director there. He kindly invited me to talk with him and his listeners about my latest book, A Culture of Justice. It was a lot of fun. Give a...

The post Podcast Interview on “Writing an Academic Monograph” first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber.

Continue reading →

Podcast Interview on “Writing an Academic Monograph”

Eric Weber — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:55:31 +0000

The post Podcast Interview on “Writing an Academic Monograph” first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber.

Continue reading →

public intellectuals and the fickle food of fame

Peter — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:43:47 +0000

This weekend, at Amherst, I enjoyed a rich conversation about the purposes of liberal arts colleges. One proposal (not mine, but I appreciated it) was for liberal arts colleges to nurture public intellectuals. The colleges represented at the meeting use basically the same criteria and standards for hiring and promotion that research-intensive universities use. Should […] Continue reading →

Civic Studies and the Black Intellectual Tradition

Peter — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:36:04 +0000

The Center for the Humanities at Tufts and the Center for Public History will offer a discussion on “The University and the Democratic Imagination: Civic Studies and the Black Intellectual Tradition” at 4:30 pm on Oct. 5 with Hollis Robbins, Brandon Terry, and me. Please join us! Robbins is a scholar of American and African […] Continue reading →

Events

Eric Weber — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:53:06 +0000

The post Events first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →

the university between a club good and the commons

Peter — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:23:44 +0000

The late Elinor Ostrom taught us many useful things, including how to analyze complex situations rigorously to reveal ways to improve them. Instead of reacting to the world with anger and confusion, someone who has learned from Ostrom can break down a problem and look for remedies. I am teaching her work this week to […] Continue reading →