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BP and Academic Freedom
The contracts offered to scientists in the Gulf illustrate why universities and the press need to be vigilant about corporate control of research, writes Cary Nelson.
Professor Plum, With a Candlestick, In the Study
The comments to yesterday’s post shed more heat than light, but I’ll concede one point: the piece was snarkier than...
Capital for Labor In Curricular Media Management?
Was hoping that you might be able to provide a reality check. During my talk today, "The Campus Media Flood...
Motherhood after tenure: setting limits on e-mail
Today I’m working in my home office instead of lugging my materials to the neighborhood coffee shop (let’s just say...
Do you YouTube? Don't forget to add captions
According to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), "It is essential that the Web be accessible in order to provide...
ABC's and PhD's: Share the joy
About a month ago the choir I sing with had the chance to be accompanied by a jazz quartet. We...
Day 2 of ICPL
This is an outstanding year for ICPL! The quality of the presenters, their presentations, the attendees and their participation ranks...
Lifestyles of Mad Men
An acclaimed dramatic series about the world of advertising returns to TV. Scott McLemee glances at the historical context.