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ABC is developing the steampunk adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Yes, really.

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Vote for Carolyn’s Headshot — Round 2

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Dozens of Plagiarism Incidents Are Reported in Coursera’s Free Online Courses

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If in question, have more GOOD than BAD? University of Georgia Student Journalists Walk Out

My students and colleagues sometimes wonder why I don’t approve the Seton Hill student paper before it’s published, or give students grades on their published work. Student journalists at the University of Georgia resigned en masse rather than relinquish editorial control to an “editorial director” and nonstudent staff. In a draft outlining the “expectations of editorial…