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The Purposelessness Driven Life
Scott McLemee reviews Tom Lutz's Aimlessness.
‘The Battle of the Classics’
Author discusses his book on a 19th-century scholarly battle and its lessons for debates on the humanities today.
Lost in Space
Scott McLemee reviews From Here to There: The Art and Science of Finding and Losing Our Way by Michael Bond.
‘Building Gender Equity in the Academy’
Authors discuss their new book -- and their agenda for women's advancement in higher education.
Academic Calls for Press Boycott Over Cancellation of Book on Thailand
National University of Singapore Press refused to publish a book critical of Thailand.
Did a Journal Editor Publish Someone Else's Work as His Own?
Springer is investigating the allegations.
Pivotal Year for Preprints
The pandemic has brought new public attention to non-peer-reviewed research, especially in medical fields.
‘The Hidden Curriculum’
Author discusses her new book on first-generation students who end up at top colleges.