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‘Upending the Ivory Tower’
Author discusses his new book about history of black activism and the civil rights movement at Ivy League universities.
Opinion
Enemies of the People?
In the face of the administration's attacks on the press, Greg Britton questions whether his work as a scholarly publisher really differs from that of journalists.
‘Rhodes Must Fall’
Editors discuss new book about drive to remove honors for Cecil Rhodes from universities in Britain and elsewhere.
‘Learning to Be Latino’
Author discusses new book on what it means to be Latino at three distinctly different institutions: a liberal arts college, a research university and a regional public university.
'The Shakespeare Requirement'
Julie Schumacher resurrects Jason Fitger for a -- slightly -- more sentimental sequel to 'Dear Committee Members.' This time, the English department at fictional Payne U. faces a battle for its soul.
Opinion
Distant Early Warning
Masterpiece or not, William S. Burroughs' "The Revised Boy Scout Manual": An Electronic Revolution fills a puzzling lacuna in the Beat author's bibliography, writes Scott McLemee.
‘See It Feelingly’
Professor discusses his new book on insights gained from reading classic literature with people with autism.
Open Access at the Movies
A new documentary film taking aim at for-profit publishers is about to be screened at universities around the world, but will it further the goals of the open-access movement?