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They policed their own house, enforcing norms of truth-seeking, maintaining scholarly integrity and rigor, and ensuring that students emerged with basic knowledge, employable skills and civic competency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
He is writing for a general rather than a scholarly audience, so he does not much bother with the debates among historians about these two giants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
An editor or subject-matter expert will ask a straightforward question: Is this critique coherent, serious and reasonable enough to deserve scholarly attention?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The focus must be on claims, arguments and scholarly standards, not the author’s character or motives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Dr. Montague finally retired from active scholarly pursuits after the cool, almost contemptuous reception of his preliminary article analyzing the psychic phenomena of Hill House.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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