Rose Horowitch

The End of Reading Is Here Rose Horowitch The Atlantic Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history. Much of the history of the Library of Alexandria has bee... See more

THE END OF READING IS HERE Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history. twenty-three hundred years ago, the legend goes, King Ptolemy I of Egypt asked his c... See more

Can civilization survive the postliterate era? By Rose Horowitch Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Wordsworth Editions. July 8, 2026, 5:55 AM ET Share Save Twenty-three hundred years ago , the legend goes, King Ptolemy I of Egypt asked his court advis... See more

Universities are studying how they lost the public’s trust. By Rose Horowitch Sean Pavone Photo / Getty June 27, 2026, 7 AM ET Share Save Just 10 years ago, almost 60 percent of Americans said they had a lot of confidence in higher education. By last year... See more

Administering an exam used to be straightforward: All a college professor needed was an open room and a stack of blue books. At many American universities, this is no longer true. Professors now struggle to accommodate the many students with an official d... See more