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How I Got Scooped
Michael J. Socolow tells the story of an academic and a New York Times No. 1 best seller.
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Insane Clown Essay
How to make sense of the rash of sinister clown sightings throughout America? Scott McLemee turns to Heroes, Villains and Fools: The Changing American Character.
'Dancing in the Rain'
Author discusses his new book about how administrators can lead colleges with "mindfulness and self-compassion" -- and the right emotions.
Opinion
Across the Color Line
Scott McLemee interviews the author of a new book about the pre-eminent author and political thinker W. E. B. Du Bois, whose legacy remains highly relevant today.
'The Philosophy Scare'
Author discusses his new book about why philosophers were an early target of the Cold War Red scare.
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Sex on the Brain
While long neglected until its recent republication, Heinrich Kaan’s Psychopathia Sexualis had important implications: it treated human sexuality as entirely explicable within nature, writes Scott McLemee.
'Our Compelling Interests'
In new collection of essays, scholars make the case for diversity as essential to higher education and society generally.
'Keep the Damned Women Out'
Author discusses new book on the history of elite universities becoming coeducational -- with the push coming from male leaders for reasons having little to do with equity.