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U.S. Official No 'Textbook Rebel'
There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that the U.S. Education Department's Hal Plotkin will appear at a protest...
Tenure Reconsidered (a Bit)
More than 20 years after landmark study seeking to redefine teaching-research connection, new analysis finds lots of impact in classrooms, but less when it comes time for promotion.
French Studies for This Century
Editor discusses new volume on state of a discipline.
Fair Use Face-Off, Canadian Edition
A defection from a major copyright clearinghouse by Canadian research universities echoes concerns in U.S.
The Secondary Cost of Digital
Could the rise of e-textbooks mean the end of markets for less expensive rentals and used editions?
Seeking (Grassroots) Leaders
New book discusses those who lead -- with or without titles -- in higher education.
Opinion
The Encyclopedia of Babel
Wikipedia has been growing in authority -- and a new paper shows that scholars are studying and citing it, as well as writing for it. Scott McLemee hits "view source."
'The College Writing Toolkit'
Many of the students in today's college writing classroom are career-oriented and have little interest in literature; they also may...