A new blog of interest

Many of our discussions here at MOJ have focused on, or at least touched on, questions concerning the role, purpose, and identity of universities.  So, this new group blog -- hosted by The New Republic -- might be of interest.  It's called "The Open University."  Here is how the bloggers describe the enterprise:

To the best of our knowledge, this blog is unlike any other out there. It's dedicated to thinking about not just the news of the day but also the news from the academy: Controversies in campus politics that warrant thoughtful discussion. Scholarship from our various disciplines that we think deserves a broader hearing. Ideas we had in doing our research that seem eerily relevant to something we read in The New York Times today. Our bloggers range widely over the political spectrum. They include both novices and old hands (as well as chastened dabblers like me).

Contributors include Cass Sunstein, Alan Wolfe, Lawrence Summers, Sandy Levinson, Jacob Levy, and many more.  Check it out!