‘A Perfect Mess’
By Scott Jaschik. Author discusses his new book about American higher education, which suggests it may be better off today than people realize … because it has always faced so many problems and has always been a “hustler’s paradise.” More...
Two New Books About Digital Scholars
By Barbara Fister. A pair of books look at digital scholarship, one from the perspective of faculty who want to contribute ot the public good, the other a view of how students use technology in their lives. Read more...
Lower Ed
By . It’s only March, but I’m declaring the Higher Ed book of the year competition closed. No one is going to beat Tressie McMillan Cottom’s book, Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy. It is genius. More...
Academic Books Flourish at Tunisia’s Book Fair
By . Despite the low average pace of reading in the Arab world—just a quarter of a page or six minutes per year, according to an Arab Thought Foundation report—many Arab cities still celebrate annual book fairs. The one here in Tunis has just wrapped up. More...
Democratizing the Great Books
At a time when many of the values that underpin our democracy are under threat, educators of whatever political disposition should introduce students to the history of ideas that have shaped our contemporary world, write Casey N. Blake, Roosevelt Montás and Tamara Mann Tweel. Read more...
Can We Afford Free Textbooks?
When it comes to student success, “new” open resources ultimately do little more than further entrench an ineffective status quo, argues Robert S. Feldman. Read more...
Au Salon du livre de Paris : présentation de nos guides pratiques
Chaque année, les Ministères sociaux présentent au Salon du livre de Paris leur « Catalogue des guides pratiques », édité par la Documentation française. Ils facilitent l’accès de tous à une information utile et à ses droits. Voir l'article...
Salon Livre Paris 2017 : l'accès au savoir à l'ère du numérique
Cheer Up and Read 'The Great Surge’
By Joshua Kim. Another indispensable book in the 'Rational Optimist' genre of nonfiction. Read more...