Beyond Monoculture: Humanities and the Root of Land Grant Universities

As I write, I’m sitting at the edge of a reconstructed prairie near Ames, Iowa, sipping a tart local beer and soaking in the view. Native grasses and wildflowers sway in the breeze. A variety of birds flit about, carrying on whatever important bird business the day requires. When the sun dips down, the sound of frogs and cicadas intensifies...