A schism of Biblical proportions. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription only) »
Writing
“Stories From the Storm”
Folklorists lend a helping hand via "Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston," a Texas-based project that trains hurricane survivors to collect the stories of fellow survivors. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription only) »
“Project of Publishers’ Association Is Criticized”
PRISM, an anti-open-access lobbying effort backed by the Association of American Publishers, riles some of the APA's members as well as OA advocates. More here and here. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription only) »
“A Scholarly Society Makes a Logical–and Symbolic–Move to Cambridge U. Press”
Scholarly society reverses trend, ditches commercial publisher for a university press. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription only) »
“Doris Lessing, Chronicler of Many Rifts, Wins Nobel Prize for Literature”
I especially love the story about a member of the Nobel Committee telling her why she'd never win. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription only) »
