Alison D. Goebel, a student assistant in Acquisitions at the University of Illinois Press, was one of eight graduate students on the Urbana-Champaign campus to be awarded a fellowship by the […]
One copy for the whole class
Inside Higher Ed reports today on a copyright case at UCLA. The school offers password protected access to assigned films for students to view outside the classroom on their personal computers. […]
Rounder’s 40th anniversary
The Wall Street Journal‘s Barry Mazor looks at Rounder Records’ 40th anniversary and speaks with Michael Scully, author of The Never-Ending Revival: Rounder Records and the Folk Alliance. Unlike most post-folk-revival […]
James Nowlan on WGN-TV
James Nowlan, co-author of the new book Illinois Politics: A Citizen’s Guide, was interviewed March 2 on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]
Blues before noon
Steve Cushing, author of the new book Blues Before Sunrise: The Radio Interviews, was interviewed March 1 on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]
Mia Mask on NPR’s “Tell Me More”
Mia Mask, author of the new book Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film, was a featured commentator today on National Public Radio: “With the 2010 Academy Awards approaching, NPR’s Tell […]
Intern reporters
Should journalism schools provide free labor to local newspapers? Inside Higher Ed examines the pros and cons. […]
Steve Cushing on WGN-TV
Steve Cushing, author of the new book Blues Before Sunrise: The Radio Interviews, will be interviewed March 1, in the 11:00 a.m. hour, on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]
Gender, History, and the Great Recession by Lara Vapnek
As the Great Recession drags on, we have been greeted with a stream of news stories about the family stress caused by women becoming breadwinners. 4 out of 5 jobs […]
The American Prospect on diversity & architecture
Kathryn Anthony’s book Designing for Diversity: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Architectural Profession was referenced in a recent article in the The American Prospect. “Architecture, let’s face it, has a serious […]
Illinois Politics on the air
James Nowlan, co-author of the new book, Illinois Politics: A Citizen’s Guide, will be interviewed March 2 on WGN-TV’s Midday News program. And, Nowlan’s colleague and co-author Rick Winkel will join him March […]
Studying the Dead
I never liked the Grateful Dead. In high school I wrote a piece for the school newspaper on my Deadhead friend’s experience at a “punk rock” concert (I took him […]