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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Can an Open-Access Revenue Model Work for Your Journal?
While there has been a push for open-access journals, concern about lost revenue has left many associations reluctant…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Having Trouble Planning a Vacation? Use This Tool
The U.S. Travel Association has created an interactive PTO-planning tool in honor of Tuesday’s National Plan for Vacation…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Avocado Group Steps Up With a Mean Green Website for Restaurants
Avocados From Mexico is encouraging the foodservice industry to think bigger about the possibilities for guacamole on their…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Is a Long Vacation or Short Break Better?
While you might dream of a European-style month-long escape from work, many Americans say the three-day weekend is…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Diversity Out Front: Political Science Group Brings All-Female Team to Academic Journal
Starting next year, the American Political Science Association’s primary academic journal will be edited by a team of…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Don’t Let Your Vacation Stress You Out
Taking a vacation is supposed to be relaxing, but working overtime to prepare for one is not. Here’s…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Studying Society
The American Sociological Association ’s 113th Annual Meeting begins this weekend in Philadelphia. Attendance is expected to exceed…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Medical Groups Come Out in Force to Defend ACA in Lawsuit
Soon after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Justice Department would not defend the Affordable Care Act…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Jewish Studies
The Association for Jewish Studies’ 49th Annual Conference begins next week in Washington, DC. More than 1,100 attendees…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Middle East Studies
The Middle East Studies Association’s 51st Annual Meeting kicks off in Washington, DC, this weekend. Around 1,900 are…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Analysis: How Wikipedia Might Be Influencing Academic Research
A recent experiment involving Wikipedia revealed that language from scientific articles ended up in peer-reviewed articles in academic…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
DACA Rollback: Groups Pledge to Help Dreamers, Push for Legislative Solution
The controversial decision by President Donald Trump puts Dreamers in a challenging position, but a variety of groups…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Academy Continues Strides Toward Diversity with New Member Class
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences introduced its largest voting class ever this year, and—like in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Alpaca Advocacy: Owners’ Group Speaks Up After Senator’s Criticism
After a Republican senator took aim at people who own alpacas—out of concern that the animal was allowing…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Jewish Scholars
The Association for Jewish Studies' 48th Annual Conference begins in San Diego this weekend. About 1,000 scholars are…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Tech Leading Americans to Leave Vacation Days Unused
Despite getting more paid time off last year than we did the year before, Americans barely used any…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
New Center for Police Policy Takes on Pressing Issues
A new partnership is bringing together law enforcement and academic researchers to develop police policies and practices to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Academics, State Department Battle Over Research Rights
A number of academic groups have joined with universities to fight a State Department proposal that would limit…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: Collaboration Lessons From Academia
Can the world of academic teach us a thing or two about collaboration? Plus: How one podcast handles…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Academic Groups Criticize University Over Firings
After a tenured professor and a school newspaper adviser were fired under questionable circumstances by Mount St. Mary’s…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Historians Again Reject Israel Rebuke at Annual Meeting
Bucking a recent trend among academic organizations, the American Historical Association over the weekend rejected a proposal that…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Anthropological Association Moves Toward Israel Boycott
In the latest move taken by an academic group in protest of Israel, the American Anthropological Association voted…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Push for Repeal of Affordable Care Act’s ‘Cadillac’ Tax
The groups are warning that Americans are already affected by the tax in the form of higher copays…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Americans Are Lagging: Study Reveals Global Mindset Toward Vacation
More than half of American workers feel vacation deprived, possibly because they are offered almost half the vacation…
