The Harvard report on the Humanities has been an eagerly anticipated document. The Humanities Project The full text of the report can be accessed in sections by clicking the blue titles in the right-hand margin.

News of the report comes our way from The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW). This organization promotes excellence in literary criticism and scholarship, and works to ensure that literature thrives in both scholarly and creative environments. The organization encourages the reading and writing of literature, criticism, and scholarship, as well as wide-ranging discussions among those committed to the reading and study of literary works.The ALSCW maintains a website at http://www.alscw.org/

Photograph by Phillip M. Perry: Venice in January