Everybody's an Expert

Wikipedia continues to receive mixed — and often failing — grades from academics. Wikipedia’s supporters often portray the site as a brave new world in which scholars can rub elbows with the general public. But doubters of the approach — and in academe, there are many — say Wikipedia devalues the notion of expertise itself.

A series of stories in this week’s Chronicle explores academe’s love-hate relationship with Wikipedia.

As part of the series, The Chronicle asked three professors to grade a Wikipedia entry in their field, with mixed results.

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