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‘Decorating a Room of One’s Own’
In her book, Susan Harlan imagines sitting down with literature's favorite characters to learn more about their interior decorating sense.
Michelle Obama on Princeton
After years of avoiding public comment about her college years, the former first lady uses autobiography to describe what it was like to be a working-class black student at an elite, predominantly white campus.
Opinion
All Along the Border
Scott McLemee reviews Threshold: Emergency Responders on the US-Mexico Border by Ieva Jusionyte.
‘Making Up Your Own Mind’
Mathematics scholar turned college president discusses his new book on problem solving.
Opinion
I Am Cited, Ergo Sum
In fact, argues Peter C. Herman, the question for scholars should be “Who reads us, anyway?”
‘How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education’
New book outlines how rich donors have become more assertive about how their money should be used and explores the costs to higher ed.
Opinion
The Book at the End of the World
Scott McLemee reviews Timothy Beal's The Book of Revelation: A Biography.
An Unending Copyright Dispute
Appeals court ruling continues decade-long legal battle between Georgia State University and three publishers over what constitutes "fair use" of course materials. Does anyone still care about the outcome?