Recent acquisitions of Dead Sea Scrolls fragments by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Azusa Pacific University leave some scholars wondering whether the money is worth it. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
Writing
“Hot Type: Rebecca Goldsein’s New Satire of Academic Life Puts ‘the Antic Back in Pedantic’ “
I talked with philosopher-novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein about her new book, 36 Arguments for the Existence of God, academic satire, and novels of ideas. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Cornell Library Proposes New Model To Keep arXiv Going”
Cornell asks heavy institutional users to help defray the costs of maintaining the widely used online scientific repository. A sign of things to come? Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (Wired Campus) »
“Translators Struggle to Prove Their Academic Bona Fides”
There has been a lot of lip service paid to translation lately. The Modern Language Association made translation the official theme of its 2009 convention, and university-affiliated presses such as Dalkey Archive and Open Letter have made publishing literature in translation their guiding principle. What's life like for a translator who wants to have an academic career? Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Translation Has Its Moment at MLA”
A report from the 2009 Modern Language Association conference, where translation was the official theme. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
