Population and The Human Predicament in a Nutshell
January 18, 2023
Paul R. Ehrlich— What should be taught in every middle school but isn’t. Humanity has been acting like an idiot child who is heir to a great fortune. She keeps… READ MORE
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Thomas S. Kidd on Thomas Jefferson and The University of Virginia
December 13, 2022
Thomas S. Kidd— “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past,” Jefferson told Adams in 1816. One such dream was his university. Like his… READ MORE
Mathematics for Human Flourishing
April 30, 2021
Francis Su— Amid the great societal shifts wrought by the digital revolution and the transition to an information economy, we are witnessing the rapid transformation of the ways we work… READ MORE
Can Engineering Ethics Be Taught?
June 4, 2020
Deborah G. Johnson— In 2010, after a two-year inquiry, a judge concluded that Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney had acted inappropriately when he accepted large amounts of cash from a… READ MORE
Transforming the High-School Science Classroom
February 21, 2020
Barbara Schneider, Joseph Krajcik, Jari Lavonen, and Katariina Salmela-Aro— The bell rings as first hour is about to begin. By twos and threes, students duck into Ms. Newman’s classroom just… READ MORE
Teaching as Lifelong Learning
April 3, 2017
James M. Banner, Jr. and Harold C. Cannon— For the most skilled and devoted teachers, knowledge comes through an intense love of learning and of a subject, a love whose… READ MORE
Politics and Mindsets in Poor Rural Communities
March 25, 2015
Mil Duncan— Poverty alleviation has always been politically charged in the United States. Are the poor trapped by their own bad choices—dropping out of school, having children young and out… READ MORE
What SUP From Your Favorite University Presses, July 25, 2014
July 25, 2014
Welcome to our weekly roundup of news from university presses! Once again, there is a lot to share this week from our fellow academic publishing houses and much to learn… READ MORE
What SUP From Your Favorite University Presses, June 20, 2014
June 20, 2014
Welcome to our weekly roundup of news from university presses! Once again, there is a lot to share this week from our fellow academic publishing houses and much to learn… READ MORE
May Goodreads Giveaways
May 20, 2014
This month, we’re giving away three books on Goodreads – Michael S. Roth‘s Beyond The University, Linda R. Wires‘ The Double-Crested Cormorant and Becoming Freud, by Adam Phillips. Whether you’re hoping to read about American intellectual history,… READ MORE
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