Filter & Sort
‘The Tyranny of Metrics’
Author discusses new book on what he views as the dangers of an obsession with numbers in analyzing admissions, academic success, faculty productivity and more in higher education.
‘The Ph.D. Delusion’
A new novel about academic life is not a ringing endorsement, to say the least. But it will make you laugh. And that's the point.
Governor Seeks to Kill University Press
Kentucky press, which serves all the public institutions and some private colleges in the state, is noted for books on history, Appalachia and its home state.
Opinion
The ‘J’ Stands for Genius
Scott McLemee highlights the panoply of books on Trump, or matters related to his presidency, that scholarly presses plan to publish between now and this summer's end.
Report: Bundled Textbooks a Bad Deal for Students
New consumer advocacy report highlights high cost of textbook bundles, but publishers say findings are misleading.
Lever Press Sets Gears in Motion
Despite slow start, open-access digital scholarship publisher expects to publish first works this year.
Opinion
Getting Even
Scott McLemee reviews Revenge: A Short Enquiry into Retribution, a compendium of one of the human imagination's most reliable, and cross-cultural, narrative templates.
‘Keywords’ for Understanding Academe
Co-editors discuss their no-holds-barred dictionary for academic life.