Catharine R. Stimpson is University Professor at New York University and Dean Emerita of its Graduate School of Arts and Science. Her most recent book is Critical Terms for the Study of Gender (2014), edited with Gilbert Herdt.

Catharine R. Stimpson
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Writing on Public Books
The Future of Diversity on Campus
Donald Trump is a threat to American higher education. Signs and wonders of harm abound. In addition to his abysmally unqualified secretary of education …
“Democracy and Education” @100
The rallies during Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign feature exuberant call-and-response exchanges. Denouncing immigrants from south of the border, Trump shouts, “We’re going to build a wall.” He pauses to let the crowd’s emotions storm up. Then he asks, “And, by the way, who’s going to pay for that wall?” The crowd roars back, “Mexico.” […]











