For a people noted for their contributions to humor and comedy, “Wit Happens: Global Jewish Humor” (edited by Jennifer Caplan, Jarrod Tanny and Avinoam Patt; Wayne State University Press), is a ...

Jorge Cham had barely begun a Ph.D. program in robotics at Stanford University when he decided he had something to say about the trials and tribulations of being a graduate student. Jorge Cham had ...

In today’s Academic Minute, Sean Horan of DePaul University reveals how those in stressful occupations often use humor as a coping mechanism in their relationships. Learn more about the Academic ...

[5] The good doctor. I should have trusted White, for, as I was quickly finding out, studying humor as an academic discipline has nothing to do with being a student of comedy, which I have long been.

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Sean Horan of DePaul University reveals how those in stressful occupations often use humor as a coping mechanism in their relationships. Sean Horan is an assistant ...