January 10, 2017

Environment and Economy—No Conflict

Read the first chapter of ENDANGERED ECONOMIES: HOW THE NEGLECT OF NATURE THREATENS OUR PROSPERITY, by Geoffrey Heal!

January 10, 2017

New Book Tuesday: Desegregating the Past, Spirituality and Hospice Social Work, and More!

Our weekly listing of new books now available!

January 6, 2017

The Disaster of Half-Education

Benjamin Y. Fong, author of DEATH AND MASTERY: PSYCHOANALYTIC DRIVE THEORY AND THE SUBJECT OF LATE CAPITALISM, looks at the tendencies of Horkheimer and Adorno’s “new anthropological type” and sees causes for concern in the wake of the 2016 election.

January 5, 2017

Three Principles of Effective Scholarly Presentations

Jonathan Schwabish, author of BETTER PRESENTATIONS: A GUIDE FOR SCHOLARS, RESEARCHERS, AND WONKS, offers some advice for researchers looking to give better presentations.

January 4, 2017

New Book Wednesday: 20 Years of Extraordinary Bodies, American Literature in the World, and More!

Our weekly listing of new books now available!

December 23, 2016

Introducing Class Clowns

Read the introduction to CLASS CLOWNS: HOW THE SMARTEST INVESTORS LOST BILLIONS IN EDUCATION, by Jonathan Knee.

December 22, 2016

Why For-Profit Education Fails

Jonathan Knee, author of CLASS CLOWNS: HOW THE SMARTEST INVESTORS LOST BILLIONS IN EDUCATION, explains why for-profit education fails in The Atlantic.

December 21, 2016

The Road to Disastrous Educational Businesses Is Paved With Good Intentions

Read an excerpt from CLASS CLOWNS: HOW THE SMARTEST INVESTORS LOST BILLIONS IN EDUCATION, by Jonathan A. Knee, originally published in EdSurge.

December 20, 2016

A Cautionary Tale on Education Investment Flops: Jonathan Knee on Squawk Box

Jonathan Knee, author of CLASS CLOWNS: HOW THE SMARTEST INVESTORS LOST BILLIONS IN EDUCATION, discusses the dangers of investing in education on CNBC’s Squawk Box.

December 20, 2016

New Book Tuesday: Weather and Climate, Stories in Business, Oil Prices, Tainted Witness, and More!

Our weekly listing of new books now available!

December 15, 2016

10 Tidbits from Gordon M. Shepherd’s Neuroenology: How the Brain Creates the Taste of Wine to Casually Slip into Conversation at Your Next Winetasting Party

Read a list of ten tidbits about the science of how we taste wine for use in common wine-tasting party settings from Gordon M. Shepherd’s NEUROENOLOGY: HOW THE BRAIN CREATES THE TASTE OF WINE, compiled by CUP intern Elisa Kong.

December 14, 2016

The Vocabulary of Wine: Ten Neuroenologic Terms for Understanding the Neuroscience of Wine

Read a list of ten important neuroenologic terms from Gordon M. Shepherd’s NEUROENOLOGY: HOW THE BRAIN CREATES THE TASTE OF WINE, compiled by CUP intern Andrew Loso.