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'How to Be an Intellectual'
Author of new essay collection discusses the intellectual's role in the era of the "post-welfare state university."
'Class Not Dismissed'
Longtime professor Anthony Aveni talks about liberal arts, higher education and what he learned in 50 years of teaching.
Opinion
Pressed for Time
Our devices grow ever more efficient, yet our lives only more harried. Scott McLemee reviews a book on the paradox of digital temporality.
Open, but Undiscovered
Faculty members are generally satisfied with quality of open educational resources, according to a new report, even though most instructors still aren't aware of OER.
Is BDS Anti-Semitic?
In the new book The Case Against Academic Boycotts of Israel, a key theme is the relationship between anti-Semitism and the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.
Opinion
Tintinnabulation, Nevermore!
He's a canonical figure in American literature, but Edgar Allan Poe's verse has always had its detractors. Scott McLemee considers a quaint and curious volume in his defense.
Opinion
The Law and Gay Rights
Given chance to consider bans on same-sex marriage in five states, the Supreme Court refused. Scott McLemee looks at a book on the long backstory.
'Pay Any Price'
The American Psychological Association objects to a new book's portrayal of its role in government-sponsored enhanced interrogation practices in post-9/11 years.