Scientific Publishing in a Time of Political Assaults

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Soundbites from Dialogues with Michael Spooner, Part I: A Happened, Happening, Then Retrospective on a Career in Publishing, Writing, Reading, and Responding

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16 November 2017 The editors of Writing Center Journal honor Michael Spooner’s work with writing center scholars on the occasion of his retirement from Utah State University Press. The tribute below is published in the 2017 Writing Center Journal, issue 36(2). The...

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Feminist Politics and the Sounds of a Leader

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02 August 2016 This moment requires us to ask not only how we define leadership but also what leaders sound like, what rhetorical gestures we expect them to make, and how those conceptions are gendered. In a recent New York Magazine article, Rebecca Traister contends...

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"Anumeric" People: What Happens When a Language Has No Words for Numbers?

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11 July 2017 of anumeric, or numberless, languages offer a window into how the invention of numbers reshaped the human experience. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. A Pirahã family. Caleb Everett, CC BY-SA Numbers...

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The Triage of Truth: Do Not Take Expert Opinion Lying Down

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10 October 2017 The so-called Information Age is too often a Misinformation Age . . . This article was originally published at Aeon and has been republished under Creative Commons. The thirst for knowledge is one of humankind’s noblest appetites. Our desire to sate...

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Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide—and that's not good

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12 December 2017 efforts to raise high-quality food and protect the environment. The future of agrobiodiversity hangs in the balance. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Karl Zimmerer is professor of geography at...

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Education Isn't a Commodity for Labor

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05 September 2017 an education can help to establish conditions for personal enrichment, critical inquiry, and democratic participation. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Steven Fesmire is visiting professor of...

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Should We Worry that Half of Americans Trust Their Gut to Tell Them What's True?

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03 October 2017 Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’ll bet that’s true,” before you had all the facts? This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. © Gustavo Frazao Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’ll bet that’s true,”...

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Why a University Press Is a Good Investment

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04 October 2016 There’s a minor miracle continually performed by the 142 university presses worldwide who compose the membership of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP). There’s a minor miracle continually performed by the 142 university presses...

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A Q&A with Rich Rice & Kirk St.Amant, Part 2

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16 October 2018 Join us today as we continue our conversation with Rice Rich and Kirk St.Amant about their research on online education. University Press of Colorado Blog Q&As share the perspectives of scholars working within their disciplines, bringing readers closer...

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Yellowstone Cougars

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22 October 2018 Ecology before and during Wolf Restoration 2020 Wildlife Society Wildlife Publication Award, Authored Book “This is a truly heroic study, involving a tremendous amount of fieldwork over many years. It deserves wide attention.” —David Armstrong,...

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The Cost of Becoming a Mother in Academia and to Academia

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19 July 2016 Last year, I attended a workshop for early career scientists focused on our polar regions, and the organizers did a splendid job at achieving gender diversity within the group of twenty-five or so of us participating. The setting (Catalina Island) was...

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The Challenge Facing Libraries in an Era of Fake News

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14 February 2017 what role have academic libraries played in helping people make sense of world bursting at the seams with information? This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Imagine, for a moment, the technology of 2017...

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Opening Windows Contributor Bios

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New Approach to Book Reviews

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06 January 2015 university presses are working with the American Anthropological Association on a new approach to book reviews. See this article from the Chronicle of Higher Education, featuring our illustrious director Darrin Pratt!

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The Denver Artists Guild book release and exhibit

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25 June 2015 The Denver Artists Guild: Its Founding Members; An Illustrated History. More details about the exhibit can be found in this article from Westword.

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Celebrity Cats of Colorado History

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26 July 2016 hundred dollars (accepted by Ms. Wakabayashi on her behalf). Cat Fanciers Scrapbook Can't Get Enough Colorado Cats? If this article has only whetted your interest in Colorado's celebri-cats, never fear! The Denver Public Library Western History and...

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Why Each Side of the Partisan Divide Thinks the Other Is Living in an Alternate Reality

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07 February 2017 is Research Director and Digital Strategist for frank, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.

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Seeking Truth among "Alternative Facts"

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11 April 2017 good job of that already. Peter Neal Peregrine is Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies at Lawrence University. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.

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New Legislation May Make Free Speech on Campus Less Free

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04 July 2017 state lawmakers have been talking about—and legislating—ways intended to protect free speech on college campuses . . . This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Around the country, state lawmakers have been...

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