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Social Media, Privacy and Technological Change
Scott McLemee reviews new and forthcoming titles from university presses that take up these interconnected subjects.
‘An Academic Life’
Hanna Holborn Gray, who led Yale and the University of Chicago in eras of overt sexism, discusses her new memoir -- and her advice for a new generation of women rising through the ranks.
The Reinvention of City Colleges of Chicago
In a new book, Cheryl Hyman discusses her controversial seven-year stint as chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago, including her attempt to improve its low graduation rates.
Opinion
In a Cardboard Grave
Scott McLemee reviews Alberto Manguel's Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions.
‘Fundamentalist U’
Author discusses his new book on evangelical higher education.
When Journals Play Favorites
Study finds evidence of institutional bias in publishing, in that journals favor the work of authors who either work or studied at the universities that house the publications.
Opinion
A Long View of Me Too
High-profile cases of sexual harassment have dominated the media, social and otherwise. Scott McLemee comments on a new book of essays that might push the discussion forward.
‘The Flight of a Butterfly or the Path of a Bullet?’
Author discusses new book on how technology is changing K-12 education, and the lessons of schools' experiences for higher education.