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Mindful Pleasures
Scott McLemee explores upcoming university press books on intellectual vitality.
‘The Rise of Women in Higher Education’
Author discusses theories about the progress made by women and the factors that hold them back.
Messy Merger Forecast for ‘McCengage’
Merging two giant educational publishers was never going to be smooth sailing, but the process has been rockier than Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education expected.
Opinion
Of Love
In his review of Eric Schwitzgebel's A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures, Scott McLemee also focuses on love.
Wayne State Fires Leaders of University Press
Three leaders lose jobs at respected press. Reasons are unclear.
Opinion
The Mind of the Moralist
Scott McLemee ruminates on the passing of literary critic George Steiner.
Opinion
The Essential Value of University Presses
Institutions can be unfamiliar with what their university presses do or with their own integral role in supporting scholarly publishing, argue Kathryn Conrad and Jennifer Crewe, which can lead to hasty or inaccurate judgments.