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A major higher education research journal is suspending submissions to clear out a two-year backlog. Some see this case pointing to broad problems in academic publishing, such as the unwillingness of many scholars to review papers.
Understanding the Extent of Gender Gap in Citations
One journal now asks authors to explain citation gap.
Anti-Intellectualism and ‘How Fascism Works’
Author discusses his new book on trends in politics in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Opinion
Alt-Right Now
Scott McLemee reviews a number of recent and forthcoming titles analyzing not just the alt-right but also the nearly global wave of new authoritarian and nativist movements.
'Making Education Work for the Poor'
William Elliott and Melinda Lewis discuss how children's savings accounts could open higher education to a much broader share of Americans.
Seeking a New 'Golden Age' of General Education
What's a general education? Book by noted literary critic advocates a return to the basics.
‘Straight A’s’
Authors discuss their new book on the experience of Asian American students at Harvard University.
Opinion
Ink and After
Scott McLemee further explores The Mediated Mind by Susan Zieger and the impact that expanded distribution of printed material in the 19th century had on what the world felt like.