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How to Choose a (Machiavellian?) Leader
Machiavelli's name has long been synonymous with political skulduggery, but Maurizio Viroli offers us a kinder, gentler Machiavelli -- someone who kept the common good in mind in ways greatly lacking in this election year, writes Scott McLemee.
More Intellectual Than You Thought
Author discusses her new book, Reimagining Popular Notions of American Intellectualism.
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Manipulated Journal Rankings?
Jerry A. Jacobs examines the allegations of cheating that have created concerns about the excessive reliance on journal impact scores for tenure decisions and other matters.
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The Plot Thickens!
Scott McLemee reviews Plots, an examination of patterns of storytelling that highlights Robert L. Belknap's excellence as a literary critic.
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Romancing the Academic
Catherine M. Roach describes the joy of falling in love with a whole new field of inquiry and style of research.
Scaling Up OER
New initiatives at university systems show the maturation of efforts to increase the use of open educational resources.
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Notable History
A fascinating new paper sheds light on how note keeping was once central to the pedagogical experience, deeply embedded in the whole social system of academe, writes Scott McLemee.
'What Matters Most'
New book urges colleges to exercise not-so-common sense when it comes to optimizing the undergraduate experience and otherwise striving toward institutional excellence.