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Evolving Faculty Views on Teaching, Publishing and Technology
A new report took the temperature of thousands of U.S. faculty members. Among the findings: a high regard for conferences, even when delivered virtually; a rise in open educational resources; and a decrease in scholarly funding.
‘Other People’s Colleges’
Author discusses his book on the “origins of American higher education reform.”
Snapshots of the Cyclops
Scott McLemee takes a peek at Lynn Spigel's TV Snapshots: An Archive of Everyday Life
‘Misconceiving Merit’
Authors discuss their new book on the way science discriminates against those who are not white or Asian heterosexual men.
Opinion
Questioning the Machine
Scott McLemee reviews Mark Coeckelbergh’s The Political Philosophy of AI.
Opinion
Room for Improvement
Scott McLemee begins a two-part look at Mark Coeckelbergh’s books Self-Improvement: Technologies of the Soul in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and The Political Philosophy of AI.
Opinion
‘Bright Ages’ So White
A killed book review and resulting racist backlash reveal the extent of white gatekeeping, ally performativity and outright racism in academe, Ambereen Dadabhoy and Erik Wade write.
Opinion
A Present of Things Past
Scott McLemee takes an early look at university press books coming this fall.