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Adam Sitze

Adam Sitze is a professor of law, jurisprudence, and social thought at Amherst College.

Stories by This Author

Six Tuscan Poets (c. 1544); left to right: Cristoforo Landino, Marsilio Ficino, Francesco Petrarca, Giovanni Boccaccio, Dante Alighieri, and Guido Cavalcanti. Oil on panel, 132.8 × 131.1 cm (52.2 × 51.6 in). Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota
The Review | Essay
The Strange History of University Autonomy — and Why We Need It More Than Ever
By Adam Sitze August 15, 2025
Academic freedom from the Middle Ages to apartheid South Africa to now.
illustration of older professor and hourglass with a big pile of sand, time has run out
The Review | Essay
The Strange, Secret History of Tenure
By Adam Sitze August 4, 2022
Academic job security is again the object of public criticism — but this time feels different.