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Scholarly 'Self-Abasement'
Hundreds of professors who study India condemn Oxford University Press for response to controversy over an essay -- a response scholars call part of a pattern of "shocking acts" that hurt research.
'Social Knowledge in the Making'
Editors discuss new book on the creation of knowledge in the social sciences.
'This Is Not the Ivy League'
New memoir offers no-holds-barred look at life at a rural public college.
'Last Day on Earth'
The life of the Northern Illinois grad who killed 5 there is recounted in new book -- with lessons for colleges on gun control, mental health and what they do right.
Opinion
A Little History of Philosophy
Will a new series from Yale University Press aimed at young readers (and the occasional grown-up) catch fire? Scott McLemee takes a look.
'House Signs and Collegiate Fun'
Author of new book discusses an offbeat tradition at Miami University.
Academic Publishing and Zombies
Media studies professor says traditional journals and presses need to become more open and dynamic if they want to avoid becoming dead on their feet.
Opinion
'The Managerial Unconscious'
A new book maps the corporate genome of composition studies. Scott McLemee has a look.