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Scholarship & Research

News, opinion and advice for those involved in scholarship and research at colleges and universities.
'Acting Like a Scaredy-Cat'
By Christa Dutton November 8, 2024
The Modern Language Association stopped a boycott, divest, and sanctions vote, fearing legal repercussions could mean financial loss. Critics say the group’s leaders caved to political censorship.
Extremely online
By Stephanie M. Lee November 1, 2024
When a study challenged his bestselling book’s thesis — that social media harms kids — the New York University psychologist fired back. That was just the beginning.
The Review | Essay
By Matthew Kirschenbaum, Rita Raley October 31, 2024
The existential threat of the newest wave of ed-tech.
The Review | Essay
By Lee Alan Dugatkin October 31, 2024
John Calhoun’s mouse heaven turned into mouse hell.
Drawn Out
By Katherine Mangan October 29, 2024
An award-winning scientist was accused by her colleagues two years ago of violating the faculty code of conduct. The university’s inability to make a ruling, she says, cost her a federal grant.
The Review | Essay
By Paul Bloom October 25, 2024
Academic journals are not immune from ideological bias.
Advice
By Rebecca Colesworthy October 25, 2024
Peer reviewers for book manuscripts are often more helpful than they’re given credit for (even the mean ones).
The Review | Essay
By Julianne Werlin October 18, 2024
Revisiting a debate about the role of the critic, two decades on.
Data
By Brian O’Leary, Julia Piper October 17, 2024
See the percentage of bachelor’s and associate degree-seeking students graduating, transferring, still enrolled, or no longer enrolled at over 2,100 colleges.
The Review | Essay
By Greg Barnhisel October 8, 2024
Norman Holmes Pearson was a pioneer of American studies — and American espionage.