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About
The Monocle of Higher Ed
A satirical review of higher education in America.
Note from the editor

Submit unpublished links of your educational satire to us at monocleofhighered@gmail.com; we respond to all inquiries, usually within one week. We’re looking for *short* humor — 800 words max.

Editors
Go to the profile of Jennie Young
Jennie Young
Professor and humor writer in Green Bay. McSweeney’s, The Independent, HuffPost, Ms. Mag, Education Week, Inside Higher Ed, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, others.
Go to the profile of Professor Gagorder
Professor Gagorder
My silence is always for sale.
Writers
Go to the profile of Jennie Young
Jennie Young
Professor and humor writer in Green Bay. McSweeney’s, The Independent, HuffPost, Ms. Mag, Education Week, Inside Higher Ed, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, others.
Go to the profile of Matt Fotis
Matt Fotis
Theatre professor, author, playwright, dad, husband, and other stuff. Comedy, parenthood, and politics. www.mattfotis.com @mattfotis
Go to the profile of Jackie Dawkins
Jackie Dawkins
Transient teacher. Amateur writer. Professional overthinker. At home in Lake Michigan's strange and wonderful bay.
Go to the profile of Nichole R
Nichole R
Copywriter, recovering academic, amateur cyclist, literature enthusiast. I write hard truths because my silence won’t protect me (thanks, Audre Lorde).
Go to the profile of Jessie Lovett Allen
Jessie Lovett Allen
Teaching English at the local community college. Writer. @jesslovettallen
Go to the profile of Darren Johnson
Darren Johnson
Owner, Campus News; MFA in Writing, Southampton College; NY Press Association Writer of the Year.
Go to the profile of Gary Jenson
Gary Jenson
Tenured and untethered.
Go to the profile of Ron Fields
Ron Fields
Ron Fields is a human male from Tennessee who has lived in Akron, Ohio for the better part of 20 years. He is not as dull as his profile picture makes him look.
Go to the profile of Laura Berlinsky-Schine
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
Writer of words. Mocker of people and things. Dog mom to Hercules. The Rumpus, Points in Case, Weekly Humorist, Slackjaw, Belladonna, etc.
Go to the profile of Susan Sassi
Susan Sassi
Competition placing TV writer, comedian, & professional Cathy impersonator living in LA. www.susansassi.com
Go to the profile of Nausheen Eusuf
Nausheen Eusuf
Poet. Writer. Erstwhile academic. www.nausheeneusuf.com
Go to the profile of Mark Shatz
Mark Shatz
Professor Emeritus of Psychology Ohio University-Zanesville, author of Comedy Writing Secrets, & lucky dad of a great kid.
Go to the profile of Marthea Webber
Marthea Webber
Humor writer and all-around human. Published in Slackjaw, Frazzled, and Paper Darts.
Go to the profile of Lev Raphael
Lev Raphael
Lev Raphael escaped academia to write and review full time and is the author of 27 books in genres from memoir to mystery. He comes from a family of teachers.
Go to the profile of Luke Brody
Luke Brody
Aspiring humorist and definitely NOT a mid-level administrator at a regional university.