A big thank you to BMG for sponsoring the 2025 TAA Virtual Conference on Textbook & Academic Authoring at the Bronze level.
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Medical Journals Fall Under Government Scrutiny (April 22, 2025)
The Trump Administration Has Canceled Millions in NSF Grants (April 21, 2025)
Protecting Our Children: Understanding and Preventing Trauma, Abuse and Neglect in Early Childhood, by Elaine A. Zweig, PhD, Lin Moore, PhD, and Pamela Sawyer, PhD, has been written to assist teachers, childcare and education administrators, health care providers, social service workers, and all who work with young children to recognize and understand the abuse, neglect, and trauma of children. While the book is focused on educational interventions, it also provides information and ideas for professionals in child welfare and health care as well as anyone working with young children, contains practical ideas on working with families and children and information that should better inform their practice, and includes not only history and theory but also best practices in working with young children. There are forms and resources to help those who work with and teach young children.
What happens when a veteran mathematics textbook author and a leading AI scientist exchange ideas on the future of textbook publishing? In anticipation of his namesake keynote at TAA’s 2025 Virtual Textbook & Academic Authoring Conference, Michael Sullivan connected with Gerald Friedland—textbook author and AI Scientist at Amazon AWS—for a thoughtful conversation on artificial intelligence, authorship, and the evolving landscape of academic publishing. Friedland will expand on these ideas in his session, “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Textbook Publishing: Opportunities and Challenges,” on Friday, June 6, from 9–10 a.m. ET.
ngaging Citizenship, by Lauren M. Balasco, Jennifer Forestal, and Claire Abernathy, introduces foundational concepts in political science through the lens of citizenship, democracy, and civic engagement, highlighting the relevance of the discipline to students’ lives and encouraging them to become engaged and empowered citizens. Engaging Citizenship offers a rich and balanced introduction to all four subfields of Political Science, in conversation with one another.
By Dr. Noelle Sterne
Q: Should I join a dissertation support group?
— On-the-Fence Joiner
A: “I couldn’t write. I’d be in the library, staring at the portrait of the bearded benefactor, and the time would just tick by. That’s when I decided to join the group.”
Maybe you’ve had similar “work” sessions. If so, consider joining a dissertation group. They can help you with many dissertation-related issues, especially if you’re feeling stuck or really afraid. A group may be the remedy.
