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3 University Press Editors, 6 Publishing Questions

Susan D’Agostino talks with editors at Oxford, Princeton and UNC Press about book acquisition meetings, unconventional book launches and words in book proposals that make their hearts sink.

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Why Fascists Hate Sociology

The anti-sociology politicians are on to something in grasping the field’s power.

Opinion

Publish and Vanish: University Content in the Age of AI Search

As AI reshapes how people find information, higher ed communicators must choose between indexing their best work for discoverability or ceding the information environment to lower-quality sources.

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‘Potentially Existential’: Higher Ed Denounces Proposed Federal Funding Strings

Major groups representing universities, faculty and others oppose draft General Services Administration rules targeting DEI and more. Trump’s recent executive order doubles down.

A group of union members in the PCC Federation of Faculty and Academic Professionals hold a black and orange sign that reads "ready to strike."

Portland College Faculty Reach Agreement After 20-Day Strike

The Portland Community College faculty union reached a tentative agreement with the college Tuesday, less than a week before spring...
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Opinion

The Post-Human Dissertation

Doctoral education must rethink its most sacred artifact.

The Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., on October 1, 2022.

Kentucky Lawmakers Want to Make It Easier to Lay Off Faculty

The legislation would explicitly permit terminations for low enrollment or “misalignment of revenue and costs.” The GOP supermajority can override any veto from the Democratic governor.