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The whole way that Gettysburg College has gone about closing the GR just added salt to the wound...it's interesting because I it *is* clear that much could be done to 1) shift additional fundraising responsibility to the magazine and/or 2) restructure the magazine so it did play a more central role in the experiences of students on campus. But obviously the administration is simply not interested--this is a value judgment,--about the importance of literary arts -- no matter what they say. At any rate, many thanks for linking to my article and substack. Really appreciate it!!!
Gettysburg: left my 2 cents worth on X, but here it is again: Gettysburg Review—without it, the college has no brand. It’s just another college. This decision had to have been made somewhat injudiciously if not recklessly. Sorry, but that’s how it appears. The review is a bulwark against illiteracy and Gettysburg Review is top tier.
Absolutely. As Joyce Carol Oates said on Twitter, no one had heard of Gettysburg College before TGR. But that kind of prestige isn't what administrators are after anymore.
* * Solution: All they have to do to save Gettysburg Review is build a college course around it: How to Edit, Run, and Design a Literary Journal. The school gets revenue in the form of tuition; the students will staff and run the publication. This is a worthwhile on-campus experience.
Then the purpose of Gettysburg Review truly becomes "the education of students."
< Bob Iuliano, president of the Pennsylvania liberal arts college, told Inside Higher Ed earlier this month that The Gettysburg Review’s funding may be shifted to more directly support students, saying the magazine’s purpose wasn’t “the education of students.”
He said the closing of The Gettysburg Review was part of a larger strategic change focused on students’ experiences and outcomes. >
Interaction between "A.I. and "creative mind" is an oxymoron. Or is it a malapropism? Whatever it is, it's like pickles and ice cream--it just doesn't go together without causing a stomach ache.
It's not just litmags. One of the top British SFF litmags, *Interzone*, which has always had a more literary reputation within the genre, is struggling and will discontinue print. Not sure yet if it will survive in an electronic form. The new owner is trying, but print subscriptions have significantly fallen off. And it's not the only one in this position, alas.
The whole way that Gettysburg College has gone about closing the GR just added salt to the wound...it's interesting because I it *is* clear that much could be done to 1) shift additional fundraising responsibility to the magazine and/or 2) restructure the magazine so it did play a more central role in the experiences of students on campus. But obviously the administration is simply not interested--this is a value judgment,--about the importance of literary arts -- no matter what they say. At any rate, many thanks for linking to my article and substack. Really appreciate it!!!
Gettysburg: left my 2 cents worth on X, but here it is again: Gettysburg Review—without it, the college has no brand. It’s just another college. This decision had to have been made somewhat injudiciously if not recklessly. Sorry, but that’s how it appears. The review is a bulwark against illiteracy and Gettysburg Review is top tier.
Absolutely. As Joyce Carol Oates said on Twitter, no one had heard of Gettysburg College before TGR. But that kind of prestige isn't what administrators are after anymore.
* * Solution: All they have to do to save Gettysburg Review is build a college course around it: How to Edit, Run, and Design a Literary Journal. The school gets revenue in the form of tuition; the students will staff and run the publication. This is a worthwhile on-campus experience.
Then the purpose of Gettysburg Review truly becomes "the education of students."
Duh!
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< Bob Iuliano, president of the Pennsylvania liberal arts college, told Inside Higher Ed earlier this month that The Gettysburg Review’s funding may be shifted to more directly support students, saying the magazine’s purpose wasn’t “the education of students.”
He said the closing of The Gettysburg Review was part of a larger strategic change focused on students’ experiences and outcomes. >
Interaction between "A.I. and "creative mind" is an oxymoron. Or is it a malapropism? Whatever it is, it's like pickles and ice cream--it just doesn't go together without causing a stomach ache.
It's not just litmags. One of the top British SFF litmags, *Interzone*, which has always had a more literary reputation within the genre, is struggling and will discontinue print. Not sure yet if it will survive in an electronic form. The new owner is trying, but print subscriptions have significantly fallen off. And it's not the only one in this position, alas.
The closing paragraph of this column always fills me with delight!
I'm so glad, Colette!