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The NIH Policy Holding Researchers ‘Hostage’
An effort to make NIH-funded research immediately accessible to the public has led to disruption and financial strain for scientists already navigating a precarious funding environment. It also spotlights the power of corporate publishers.
Purdue Professor Declines MLA Prize Due to Association’s Policies on Gaza
How I Turned My Academic Monograph Into a Crossover Book
These six shifts helped me remake my book for a broader audience.
Why Close Bucknell University Press?
Erosions of shared governance, narrow definitions of “student-centeredness” and a broader abandonment of a liberal arts ethos all lie behind the closure announcement.
Make Faculty Writing Support Easier to Find
Let’s lower the barriers to finding and navigating faculty writing support.
A New Book Helps College Presidents Pick Their Battles
Lawyer and president emeritus Steven Poskanzer discusses why university leaders should stay out of public debates—except under certain key circumstances.
Mistaken Anti-DEI Guidance Stokes Research Fears in the Age of Trump
Scholars were outraged after The Excellence in Education Journal told authors to make sure their work didn’t violate Trump’s anti-DEI order. Days later, the journal’s editor-in-chief retracted the guidance and said it was sent in error.
AI Likely Driving Surge in Letters to the Editor
In the three years since large language models went mainstream, the number of new authors publishing a high volume of letters to the editor in scientific journals has also surged. Researchers say there’s likely a link—and it exposes cracks in academia’s publish-or-perish culture.