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In the Valley of the Shadow of Galt
Scott McLemee reviews Mean Girl: Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed by Lisa Duggan.
Opinion
This Long Conversation
Scott McLemee reviews Jenifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.
‘The Scientific Attitude’
Author discusses new book on defending and explaining science.
Making Monographs Open
A project that aims to slash the cost of producing monographs could help make more of them available to the public for free. But will scholars participate?
Counterproductive Thinking
Scott McLemee reviews Melissa Gregg's Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy.
Rival Publishers Join Forces
Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education will combine to create one giant education publisher focused on digital content. Observers aren’t convinced that’s a good thing for students.
Reprieve at Stanford
Provost, who had said university was ending its support for university press this year, extends it for another year and suggests more support could be coming in the future. New approach comes amid widespread criticism.
‘Intersectionality and Higher Education’
Editors discuss new volume of essays on the ways higher education is changing because of issues of race, gender and sexuality -- and how they think higher ed needs to change even more.