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Passing English

Long forgotten, J. Redding Ware was a philologist of slang and detective-fiction pioneer. Scott McLemee looks into Ware Studies.

This is Why You Can't Have Nice Things

I know it’s hard to not share, but you’re going to have to get used to it if you want to play with the other children.

The Power of Our Words

Intellectuals and their responsibilities.

Non-Native Speakers in the Classroom

What happens with we hear a word or phrase that makes no sense to us? If we are following a conversation or (worse!) a lecture or discussion in the classroom, we are often derailed.

24 Months to Go

One year ago, Brian Kibby predicted a shift from print to digital for most of higher education. One year later, he analyzes where things stand.