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the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Professors as Public Intellectuals: A ReaderWith Professors, We Need You!, Nicholas Kristof makes a case for professors as public intellectuals: Professors today have a growing number of tools available to educate the public, from online courses to blogs to social media.