I received a degree in English from the University of Michigan in 1992, and about once a year the Department of English sends out a newsletter. The 2003 edition arrived in my mailbox yesterday, during a week when U of M has been much on my mind. It contains the usual left-wing drivel: “Within the raucuous family of English, new authority resides in the language of literary resistance.” We also learn the titles of recent books by faculty members, such as The Renaissance of Lesbianism in Early Modern England. Finally, there’s a spread on something called the Prison Creative Arts Project. Students receive credits for helping prisoners draw pictures and write plays. Ah, yes: the delicious fruits of diversity.