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How I Stopped Being a Panicky Perfectionist: The Freedom of an Eco-mind

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 05.17.2012

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What's the cure for my perfectionist affliction? It's to rethink what it means to be a public intellectual. I am actually a public learner, a co-creator of iterative knowledge, not a deliverer of once-and-for-all facts.

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Will Oxford Students Speak Out to Protect the Integrity of Their University?

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 05.01.2012

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Ultimately, the question before Oxford University students right now is whether they will demand that their university's press hold to the same standards that are required of them.

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What's the Difference Between Fox News and Oxford University Press?

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 04.05.2012

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Democracy depends on honest, fair, accurate debate. Without it, we can't possibly meet today's challenges. And if academic presses don't hold the line -- when fair discourse in the wider culture is in collapse -- who will?

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'Sexting' Added To Dictionary

The Huffington Post | Cooper Smith | Posted 10.18.2011

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The words "retweet", "sexting", and "cyberbullying" have been added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. In celebrating its centenary anniver...

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Oxford Comma Commotion Leaves Punctuation Snobs Distraught

AP | ROBERT BARR | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Oxford University Press, Punctuation Rules, Grammar Usage, Punctuation Use, Oxford University, Grammar, Punctuation, Oxford Comma, Books News

LONDON — A report that Oxford University had changed its comma rule left some punctuation obsessives alarmed, annoyed, and distraught. Passions ...

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Gaddafi Son's Book Plans Dropped Amid Plagiarism Charges

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- In addition to the decadent New Year's Eve parties, confabs with neoconservative pundits and dinner parties with Wall Street kingpins, the...

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Palin Exonerized by New Oxford American Dictionary

Chris Michael | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oxford University Press, Refudiate, Comedy News, Political Humor, Oxford English Dictionary, Sarah Palin, Comedy News

"Irregardless," the New Oxford American Dictionary said in a press release, "we have determinated that 'refudiated' more or less stands on its own, suggesting a generical sense of 'reject.'"

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Internet May Phase Out Printed Oxford Dictionary

AP | SYLVIA HUI | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — It weighs in at more than 130 pounds, but the authoritative guide to the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary, may eventuall...

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The 17 Most Innovative University Presses

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following our spotlight of independent literary presses, here is a special feature devoted to the most exciting university presses in the country. ...

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Use a Word. Save a Word.

Bill Lichtenstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oxford University Press, Save a Word, Oxford English Dictionary, Books News

Save the Words, a new web site from Oxford University Press, seeks to prevent the extinction of words that are endangered due to the their lack of use.

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The Friendship Olympics: Which sex wins the gold?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Roles, Oxford University Press, University of Maryland, Geoffrey Greif, Research, Relationships, Sex, Differences, Living, Female Friendships, Buddy System, Male Friendships, Gender, Culture, Best Friends, Healthy Living News

How do male and female friendships differ from one another?

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