Tag: Higher Education

November news and new books

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November book talks, exhibits, and University Press Week

With academic meetings, book launches, and the start of holiday signings, November is a hectic month for JHU Press authors, editors, and staff.  Highlights include an all-day symposium to welcome the publication of The Story Within: Personal Essays on Genetics and Identity along with the annual celebration of University Press Week from November 11 to…

November book talks, exhibits, and University Press Week

With academic meetings, book launches, and the start of holiday signings, November is a hectic month for JHU Press authors, editors, and staff.  Highlights include an all-day symposium to welcome the publication of The Story Within: Personal Essays on Genetics and Identity along with the annual celebration of University Press Week from November 11 to…

Our Southern Historical Association virtual exhibit is open

We know there's tons to do at this year's meeting of the Southern Historical Association, and that many more of you would have liked to attend than were able. While we can't reproduce all the great sessions and formal and informal networking that is and will be going on in St. Louis throughout the weekend,…

Our SVP 2013 virtual exhibit is open

Main events for the 2013 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology meeting kicked off today and we're happy to join the Society in Los Angeles for its 73rd annual meeting. At the same time, we recognize both that not everyone who wanted to attend could and that many of the professionals and students attending will find it…

Do not fear open access. Embrace it!

Guest post by Rebecca Anne Goetz In the recent controversy over the American Historical Association’s statement on open access dissertations, I found myself reliving an old argument about how scholars do research and share their work. The advent of both the internet and the social media tools that facilitate scholarly communication online have left our rather…

Do not fear open access. Embrace it!

Guest post by Rebecca Anne Goetz In the recent controversy over the American Historical Association’s statement on open access dissertations, I found myself reliving an old argument about how scholars do research and share their work. The advent of both the internet and the social media tools that facilitate scholarly communication online have left our rather…