Art Happenings, Sublime and Ridiculous

It’s the end of the month and time for my account of November’s top news stories.

Boston University has a distinguished art history department that’s produced very good Ph.D. recipients. I’ve hired some of them over the years and haven’t been disappointed. The university announced last week that it won’t be admitting new graduate students for the fall 2025 academic year in art history and a dozen or so other humanities departments. The school cited “job prospects and placements” as a pivotal deficiency.

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Brian T. Allen

Brian T. Allen is National Review’s art critic.

It’s the end of the month and time for my account of November’s top news stories.

Boston University has a distinguished art history department that’s produced very good Ph.D. recipients. I’ve hired some of them over the years and haven’t been disappointed. The university announced last week that it won’t be admitting new graduate students for the fall 2025 academic year in art history and a dozen or so other humanities departments. The school cited “job prospects and placements” as a pivotal deficiency.