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'Lessons From A Street-Wise Professor'
Landing a job in today’s economy is tough for most college graduates. For those seeking a career in the fine...
Opinion
Female Complaints
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-Paper" is a feminist classic. Scott McLemee looks into the story behind the story.
For Love of Longform
Digital journal aggregators move en masse to join Google in making full-length books available in searchable archives.
'Pay for Play'
University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is frequently heralded as "the most powerful man in Alabama" and "the most...
Opinion
The Year in Reading
Was there a book that rocked your world in 2010? Scott McLemee asks around.
'The Global Auction'
College and university presidents in the United States and elsewhere regularly link the need for a higher education to individual...
Opinion
The Last Utopia
A new book looks at the history of the human rights movement and reaches surprising conclusions. Scott McLemee interviews the author.
'Lessons Learned'
William G. Bowen was president of Princeton University from 1972 to 1988, and he reflects on his experiences and the...