Archives for January, 2017

How Immigration Ban Affects Universities — and US Soft Power
Higher Education Reform
January 31, 2017

How Immigration Ban Affects Universities — and US Soft Power

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See the Error, See the Individual — and See the Intervention
Teaching
January 30, 2017

See the Error, See the Individual — and See the Intervention

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New Administration Stokes Old Fears for Social Scientists
Academic Funding
January 26, 2017

New Administration Stokes Old Fears for Social Scientists

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Common Rule Reform – A Botched Job
Research Ethics
January 25, 2017

Common Rule Reform – A Botched Job

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Who Will Challenge the Predators Now That Beall’s List is Gone?

Who Will Challenge the Predators Now That Beall’s List is Gone?

University librarian Jeffrey Beall used to write a blog that identified by name what he saw as predatory publishers of academic journals. Since he suddenly shut down the site earlier this month, will –or even should — someone else pick up the baton?

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Civic (Dis)Engagement

Civic (Dis)Engagement

Failures to participate in expected commitments, such as not turning up for doctors’ appointments or not taking up benefits like free school meals or welfare payments, are aspects of what Robin G. Milne designates as ‘civic disengagement.’

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Book Review: Anthropologists in the Stock Exchange: A Financial History of Victorian Science

Book Review: Anthropologists in the Stock Exchange: A Financial History of Victorian Science

In Anthropologists in the Stock Exchange: A Financial History of Victorian Science, Marc Flandreau traces the interwoven development of anthropology, global finance and scientific study, placing all three at the heart of late-19th-century British imperialism.

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Looking for Impact? Seek Feedback — Especially From Friends in High Places

Looking for Impact? Seek Feedback — Especially From Friends in High Places

Co-Pierre Georg and Michael E. Rose report on their recent study confirming that seeking out feedback and constructive criticism improves academic research and increases its impact, especially when that feedback is offered by well-connected colleagues.

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The Voice of Results Night: Anthony King, 1934-2017

The Voice of Results Night: Anthony King, 1934-2017

Anthony King, a political scientist whose career ranged from the most serious of scholarship to popular explanation on the BBC, has died at 82.

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Five Considerations for Any Policy to Measure Research Impact

Five Considerations for Any Policy to Measure Research Impact

An Australian directive to measure the engagement with and impact of academic research can itself by improved by applying new research.

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Please Sweat the Small Stuff (When Working for Student Success)

Please Sweat the Small Stuff (When Working for Student Success)

The turn-of-the-millennium mantra of ‘Don’t sweat the small stuff’ is exactly the wrong message for ensuring that American students both get to college and thrive once there, says a leading educational researcher.

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Archived Webinar: Who Decides What is a World-Class University?

Archived Webinar: Who Decides What is a World-Class University?

How do we decide what is a world-class university? Who decides? How do they decide? In this free webinar, the role of […]

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