Writing

A Hot Type column about the demise of Eastern Washington University Press and what it means for the press's authors and for regional and national literary life. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »

The results of an important new cross-disciplinary survey of humanities departments make it clear that the humanities remain popular with students and central to the core mission of many institutions. They also confirm that the teaching of English, foreign languages, and other humanistic subjects has become more vulnerable at American colleges and universities. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »

The American Association of University Professors says this is the first journal to focus entirely on the subject. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »

Although more and more scholars are interested in trying out new technologies as a way to share or publish their research, the traditional cultures of their disciplines and the high regard accorded to peer review still tend to have the strongest influence on them, according to a substantial new report on scholarly communication from the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California at Berkeley. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »

An interview with Patrick Tardieu, the chief curator of Haiti's oldest library, about the situation that faces Haiti's libraries after the earthquake. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »