Today on the Academic Minute, Mary Bendel-Simso, professor of English at McDaniel College, discusses the real origins of the detective fiction genre and what we can learn from it. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.

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A set of alphabet blocks spells "work week." Two other blocks preceding the others say "short" on one side and "long" on the other and a person's hands can be seen flipping them to the side that says "short."
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The Time for the 30-Hour Workweek Has Come

Higher ed should lead the way.

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