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'Organizing Enlightenment'
Author of new book on the creation of the research university discusses the role of disciplines and information overload -- from the 18th century to the rise of MOOCs.
Opinion
Get Well Soon
Put down that chocolate and pick up some broccoli! Improve your attitude and you can do anything! Scott McLemee looks into a new book on the critique of self-improvement.
'Indian Spectacle'
Author discusses her new book on the role and long-term impact of Native American mascots of college teams.
Opinion
Going Off the Map
A historian's travels can contribute more to her work than archival sources. Scott McLemee reads Dispatches From Dystopia.
Opinion
Decline of the West II: The Dysoning
A prominent African-American professor unleashes a sharp attack on his mentor. Scott McLemee hears echoes amid the buzz.
Opinion
The Professor's Literature of Protest
Thorstein Veblen's The Higher Learning in America is back in a new edition. Scott McLemee revisits a scathing classic.
The Anti-Handbook Writing Handbook
New book by longtime composition instructor seeks to use real-world sentences to change the way students think about grammar.
ProQuest Acquires SIPX
The researcher and library service provider makes another investment in simplifying the discovery of scholarly content with the addition of the Silicon Valley-based start-up.