Three new texts can be found on the website of anthropologist Thomas Hylland Eriksen. The first one is a translation of an article published earlier in the Norwegian newspapoer Morgenbladet and deals with the commercisalisation of Norwegian universities:… more »
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BBC
(via weblogs in education) Until a few months ago, the attention paid to web logs, or blogs, focused mainly on politics and the media business. Now, the technology that has been an alternative source of news to many academics is being incorporated… more »
by lorenz on Jan 6, 2005 in Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, University / Academia, internet
Creative Commons
Science Commons is a new project of Creative Commons and will launch early 2005.
The mission of Science Commons is to encourage scientific innovation by making it easier for scientists, universities, and industries to use literatur… more »
Los Angeles Times / KTLA TV
Teamwork across departmental lines was once a rarity at the nation's most prestigious universities. But the practice, usually known as interdisciplinary research, is spreading rapidly. They are teaming psychologists and ant… more »
by lorenz on Oct 26, 2004 in Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, anthropology (general), University / Academia
Myra Appel and Brita Servaes, Anthropology News (AAA)
Recently libraries have begun to assume another role, that of publisher, and to provide new opportunities for scholars to disseminate their research freely, inexpensively and fairly.
In response… more »
Anthropolis (Hungary)
An interview, about the current perspective of Central-European and Polish anthropology, with Dr. Marcin Brocki (PhD adjunct professor - Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology - University of Wroclaw, Poland).
- We… more »
National Catholic Reporter
American scholars are alarmed by a controversial education bill that would increase government monitoring of federally funded programs in international studies at colleges and universities.
Backers of the bill say it will… more »
The Observer
Cash-strapped British universities are awarding degrees to students who should be failed, in return for lucrative fees, The Observer can reveal. The 'degrees-for-sale' scandal stretches from the most prestigious institutions to the former… more »
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