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Hoax With Multiple Targets
Fake article is published, calling for the penis to be seen conceptually, not as a body organ. Debates take off about gender studies and open-access journals.
An Admissions Reformer Takes Stock
William Sedlacek, a pioneer in the use of noncognitive measures for admissions, discusses his new book on the state of the movement.
‘Hypatia’ Disavows the ‘Hypatia’ Disavowal
Journal’s board offers its support for editor’s decision to publish article comparing transracial and transgender identities.
‘Glacial Progress’ on Digital Accessibility
Data from 700,000 classes show digital course materials have gotten only slightly more accessible to students with disabilities over the last five years.
‘What Are the Arts and Sciences?’
A professor discusses how he turned to his colleagues for help answering the question -- and turned the results into a book.
From Title IX ‘Witch Hunt’ to Suit
Graduate student who is subject of Title IX critic Laura Kipnis's new book sues for defamation and invasion of privacy.
Opinion
I Spy
In Citizen Spies, Joshua Reeves demonstrates that the surveillance systems established in America since the Sept. 11 attacks depend largely on habits that have been a long time in forming, writes Scott McLemee.
'Who Gets In?'
New book shows the impact of grades, test scores, race and gender on admission to competitive colleges.