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'Dear Committee Members'
New novel by an English professor offers a fresh take on the academic satire genre.
Failure to Replicate
New analysis finds that education researchers, unlike scholars in many other disciplines, don't check one another's work.
Books From Amazon in Person
Amazon aims to become the de facto bookstore at Purdue University, and the retailer has more university partnerships in the works.
Opinion
Reading Disruption
The day of world domination by the ebook is at hand! Well, maybe. Scott McLemee checks out a more sober assessment.
'Academic Urban Legends'
New article points out that through lazy or fraudulent citations, scholars spread rumors -- at times creating "academic urban legends." The story of spinach and an allegedly misplaced decimal point shows how.
The Hidden Curriculum
Are students evaluated on their academic work, or on how well they navigate the college environment? Both, a recent book argues -- which is why mentoring programs should aim to unmask the "hidden curriculum" for at-risk students.
Teaching the Teachers
New book argues that education schools too often neglect teacher training -- leaving it up to teachers to figure things out on their own.
Opinion
'Prophets, Gurus and Pundits'
A new book argues that public intellectuals possess not just knowledge and opinions but something academics lack: style. Scott McLemee considers the rhetoric.