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Manson Family Values
Scott McLemee reviews Jeffrey Melnick's Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America's Most Infamous Family.
Professor Fired Over Relationship
Catholic University says tenured faculty member admitted to sexual relationship with graduate student he hired as assistant. UPDATE: The professor responds.
Heavyweight Showdown Over Research Access
University of California System is playing hardball with Elsevier in negotiations that could transform the way it pays to read and publish research. But does the UC system have the clout to pull it off?
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Warning to Physician Faculty
Our academic freedom may be at stake, writes Julie Kim, if most of our paycheck is controlled by a hospital that is affiliated with but not owned by the institution.
‘Going to College in the Sixties’
Author discusses his new book, which is not only about protests and social revolutions.
Shifting Focus of Publishers Signals Tough Times for Textbook Authors
Leading academic publishers are signing fewer textbook authors and instead channeling investments into digital courseware.
Temple Board Won't Try to Punish Professor for Speech
Board chair earlier said he was consulting with lawyers about ways to take action against faculty member over his comments in speech on Palestinian cause.
Rise of the Science Ph.D. Dropout
New study says scientists are leaving academic work at unprecedented rate.