Academia

My York colleague Evan Leibovitch and I are proposing a session on ebooks in academia: eBooks in Education and Academia -- the glacial revolution,

ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

My York colleague Evan Leibovitch and I are proposing a session on ebooks in academia: eBooks in Education and Academia -- the glacial revolution,

ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

My York colleague Evan Leibovitch and I are proposing a session on ebooks in academia: eBooks in Education and Academia -- the glacial revolution,

ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science John Dupuis none@example.com 2010

There is a major organized move right now coming from the right ( "Accuracy in Academia," brainchild of former leftist, David Horowitz) to rein in political statements by professors, although mostly perceived leftwing statements.

Two Cowenian Tenure Claims, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Academia is generally able to get who it wants to have jobs.

DeLong on Borjas on Immigration, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Academia is a market like everything else, conservatives have simply failed in that market.

Academic Self-Selection, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Academia is thus naturally averse to emerging models that possibly undermine the tenets of the field.

Revolution in Academic Affairs?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Academia is a bubble environment not to be confused with the real world.

Advice for Incoming Mature Law Students : Law is Cool 2009

Academia is not "a market like any other market" .. in most markets, the incumbents don't get to decide on the fate of the new entrants.

Academic Self-Selection, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

The worry is that “sociological pressures can impose a form of self-censorship in Academia”, as Mike Gene argues in this fascinating post.

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