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Surrendering to Tomorrow
Once, the e-book reader was a futuristic fantasy. Scott McLemee faces the ambivalence of living it out.
'American Universities in a Global Market'
The status of the United States in the international higher education ecosystem -- and, particularly, whether it is losing its...
All In the Delivery
As publishers and analysts again wonder if e-books are about to take off, the growing popularity of rental options may play as important a role as technology.
Harvard and Homelessness
A new book examines the only student-run homeless shelter in the country.
Abandoning an Experiment
Rice U. shuts down its digital university press -- going against recommendations of outside reviewers. With 2 other presses closing, some see growing vulnerability for small outfits.
'Scoreboard, Baby'
College football is so notorious a breeding ground for controversy that it's difficult even to say what constitutes a scandal...
'Over Ten Million Served'
Research, teaching, service. Faculty members regularly debate the relative priorities of those items on the classic list of criteria for...
Control of a Beloved Book
Some in academic publishing think the latest twist in the story of Black Elk Speaks amounts to poetic justice. Others...