And now for something a wee bit different. In today’s Actual Wisdom, English professor Edward Mendelson teaches us a lesson about breaking the rules. And about the perils of questionnaires. It’s all below, in his personally requested format. It’s kinda like when you take major liberties with an unappealing essay prompt and end up writing […]

Take a moment on your last Sunday at Columbia this semester to soak up some knowledge. In this edition of Actual Wisdom, classy Classicist Marcus Folch warns us not to be classist, among other things. Justify your existence in 30 words or fewer: Existence, least of all my own, needs no justification.  We are, after all, ends in […]

In case you haven’t thought about him enough while studying for Principles, Bwog brings you the next victim of Actual Wisdom: Sunil Gulati, Econ Prof and president of the US Soccer Federation. In addition to these commendable achievements, Bwog would also like to personally thank Professor Gulati with the idea for this series. Cheers! Justify […]

Finals officially started today! That’s pretty scary. To get you through, Bwog is seeking the advice of some people who won college—namely, your professors. In today’s Actual Wisdom, we talked to English professor Julie Crawford of Fall 2011 Literary Texts and Critical Methods fame. Justify your existence in 30 words or fewer: All my professional verbs—read, […]

In Actual Wisdom, Bwog pays homage to both our Senior Wisdom feature and our bold, fearless faculty. As long as our academic heroes are willing, a new wisdom will be up every day during finals, perhaps to inspire you, but more likely just to help you procrastinate more. Next up is Stephen Edwards, of OfficeHop, […]

In Actual Wisdom, Bwog blatantly rips off (and simultaneously promotes) another of our features, Senior Wisdom, to bring to you some seasonal advice from seasoned men and women of our academy. So, just in time for finals, enjoy the  knowledge, memories, and cheese preferences of our  faculty. First at bat is John McWhorter, who has graced Columbia […]