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The Sporting Life
A new book denounces competitive athletics as "a global plague." Scott McLemee pulls no punches.
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When University Presses Fail
Closures speak volumes about a university's priorities and about academe's priorities, writes Jeffrey R. Di Leo.
The Gamble
In an attempt to be more timely and relevant, Princeton plans to publish early chapters of forthcoming book on 2012 election in electronic form, free.
Paying for Performance
Western Governors U. says it will pay McGraw-Hill for course content based on how well students do with it. Pearson is also using the model.
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Book Beat 2012
University presses head to the publishing industry's annual confab. Scott McLemee tags along.
MLA Shift on Copyright
Association's journals will now leave copyright with authors, with explicit authorization to post articles on personal or departmental websites, or in open access repositories.
'Mudwoman'
In new novel, acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates depicts the struggles -- both external and psychological -- of a university's first female president.
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Ride a Pale Horse
It infected a third of the world's population and killed tens of millions. Scott McLemee reads a new book recalling the influenza pandemic of 1918.