Adam R. Nelson is Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This interview is based on his new book, Capital of Mind: The Idea of a Modern American University (University of Chicago Press, […]
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The Author’s Corner with Adam R. Nelson
Adam R. Nelson is Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This interview is based on his new book, Exchange of Ideas: The Economy of Higher Education in Early America (University of Chicago […]
Steven Mintz asks: “Can you be an activist and a serious scholar?”
Here is a taste of his piece at Insider Higher Ed: There is an important space where academia and activism intersect. “Public scholarship” and “engaged scholarshipâ can be invaluable in addressing social, political, and environmental issues. These works can provide rigorous […]
Four myths about working with a university press
Check out Rebecca Colesworthy piece at The Chronicle of Higher Education. Colesworthy is an acquisition editor at SUNY-Press. Here are the myths: Read the entire piece here.
If I stop blogging, it will be because of what Elizabeth Corey says in this piece
I am not planning on shutting down The Way of Improvement Leads Home anytime soon, but I admit that I have been tempted, and yielded to the temptations, of everything Elizabeth Corey writes about in her recent piece at National […]
What should scholars do when social media influencers steal their work?
Historian Tom Mullaney of Stanford University is a scholar of the Chinese typewriter. Johnny Harris is a popular YouTuber. Recently Harris published this video: Here is Mullaney: How should Mullaney respond?