In The Hundred Years' Trial, Alexander and Harold Gouzoules explore the century-long impacts of the historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial," starting with the development of evolutionary theory and charting the resulting cultural and legal conflicts over evolution in the United States. Through a blend of legal history, scientific exploration, and cultural analysis, the authors reexamine how this landmark trial remains a pivotal moment in shaping modern debates on science, religion, and education.

On the new episode of the Hopkins Press Podcast, we talk with Barrett Taylor, co-author of a new article in The Review of Higher Education entitled “Tenure Bans: An Exploratory Study of State Legislation Proposing to Eliminate Faculty Tenure, 2012-2022.”

More than 100 journals’ current volumes are now OA thanks to the unwavering support of libraries and institutions worldwide. This success reflects a collective commitment to ensuring that vital humanities and social sciences scholarship is accessible to everyone, free from paywalls.

We extend our deepest gratitude to the global community of publishers, libraries and the S2O Community of Practice who collectively made this possible. Their shared vision and support have helped realize a path forward for open access in disciplines that are often underserved by other OA funding models.

This milestone is a testament to the power of community and the shared value of making knowledge available to all.

As extreme weather events grow in frequency and intensity, climate science has made significant strides in understanding their underlying causes. In The Conversation on Extreme Weather, editor Jennifer A. Horney collects essays from The Conversation by scholars and experts that explore how climate change contributes to record-breaking storms, heat waves, droughts, and floods.

On the new episode of the Hopkins Press Podcast, we talk with Koritha Mitchell about the evolution of her concept "Know-Your-Place Aggression" through the Hopkins Press Journals program, and making connections between the academy and mainstream culture. 

Project MUSE, in collaboration with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, announces a new landmark in the Museum’s longstanding Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945 (ECG) series: ECG volumes I-IV are now fully searchable, open access digital publications freely available to everyone around the world.