Done and not done
Many of my friends, neighbors, and colleagues have been preparing (perhaps frantically) for either of the holidays today (and Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to those for whom it’s relevant). And, from both popular culture and personal testimony, I gather that there is a certain point at which one says (or thinks), “It’s not done, […]
Hoax
The UMass Dartmouth student who had claimed he was visited by Homeland Security agents after an ILL request for Mao’s Little Red Book has now confessed to making up the story. I don’t usually fall for urban legends and hoaxes, but there’s a first (or nth) time for everything. And I suppose that, after all […]
Lincoln and Bush
Caleb McDaniel has a wonderful post this morning about executive power and history.
Cranes…
So what do faculty do after turning in grades? Some escape town entirely, but while I’m heading to a family gathering next week, the rest of this week is getting to some things that are past due—which constitutes roughly 98% of my to-do list. Today, that’s mostly consisted of working on a MS that I’m […]
Open-access publishing
Today, Inside Higher Ed features a new book by one of EPAA‘s editorial board members, John Willinsky. The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship will probably be one of the things I need to take with me on a trip next week. It’s sure to spark considerable debate about academic […]