My course proposal for an experimental course, "Literature, Democracy & Dissidence," was scorned and rejected by Tufts University Experimental College. Indeed, I quickly discovered the Experimental College was hardly experimental at all.... just another form of business as usual in academe. For a detailed account of my interview with Christiane Zehl Romero and an analysis of the courses offered by the Experimental College, see wwwtheamericandissidentorg.blogspot.com/2009/02/is-experimental-college-really.html.