University of Michigan professor Betsey Stevenson presented the argument that there are too many “male-dominated” textbooks in economics.
Topic: textbooks
Publishers Sue Bookstore Chain over Textbook Sales
College publishers want a textbook distributor to stop the sale of counterfeit textbooks, which undercut their prices.
Textbook Gets Bill of Rights, Right
In a bit of shocking news, a Virginia textbook got the Bill of Rights, right.
Colleges Struggle to Adjust to Changing Textbook Market
From Inside Higher Ed: With broad adoption of rented textbooks and the steady but incremental shift from print to digital, the price of instructional materials is inching down — far too slowly for those worried…
Texas State Board of Education Rejects Mexican-American Textbook Over ‘Undocumented Immigrant’ Term
NBC News claimed that the phrase and term “undocumented immigrant” is racist, which is a reason why the Texas State Board of Education rejected a textbook for a Mexican-American heritage course: Since its submission, the…
ObamaCare Architect’s Textbook is the Most Expensive at Cal-Berkeley
It costs $255 for a new copy, which is really expensive for college students. Photo by wstera2
PHOTOS: Book Gallery at the Left-Wing MLA
We took a look around the exhibit hall at the convention center, where left-wing professors talked to book publishers and looked for the latest books to buy. This is what we saw:
Jonathan Gruber’s Textbook is Assigned to Public Finance Students in the U.S.
His textbook, Public Finance and Public Policy, is considered one of the best textbooks on public finance and is widely used by college courses and professors to teach the subject.
Anti-Capitalist Professor at Columbia makes Students Buy His Textbook, but He Ignored it in Class
Sounds like someone made a profit by forcing the purchasing of a textbook unused throughout an entire semester! God bless the American free market system!
Activism Textbook in a U of Michigan Class wants to Overthrow Capitalism
While we’re at it, let’s go headfirst into a socialist system that only leads to rationing and poverty. That totally makes sense (sarcasm).
Faculty Lounge
Feminist Academic Journal, After Fake Study Controversy, Slows Down Publishing over the Summer
Vanderbilt University Changed Event Title which Accused ‘White Women’ of Being Fake Allies
Noam Chomsky Hits The Road
Bryn Mawr College Removes Past President’s Name from Buildings due to Racism Claims
Study: Professors who are NRA Members More Likely to Face Hiring Discrimination
Black Lives Matter Exposed
Book Review
Fact-Checking History’s First Draft
Journalism, the old cliché goes, is the first draft of history. Unfortunately, it rarely gets through rewrites before it hits the classroom. Yesterday’s headlines often look a bit silly when viewed through a microfiche, and…
Coming to a university near you
Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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