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What We Love About Higher Ed
The University of Venus question of the month: What is the most satisfying part of your job? Afshan Jafar (US)...
The Joy of Being an Intellectual Kid Again
I’m rejuvenated, revived and relaxed. I feel smart again. Why? I’ve spent the week being an intellectual kid again. Denise...
Endings and Beginnings
Graduation and opening exercises bookend my university’s academic calendar and they are events which I make sure not to miss...
Starting Strong: Your First Days on Campus
In the span of approximately three years, I started three new jobs at new institutions. So when my fellow UVenus...
Oh, For the Love of Jeans!
Until I came to college in the United States, all my schooling had been in Pakistan, in schools that followed...
Academic Freedom: Whistleblower Protection?
Every month, I receive an email from Mary Churchill letting me know that my University of Venus post is about...
Risks of the Road Less Traveled
I suspect all our American readers know this passage from Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken:” “Two roads diverged...