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Two and Out
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the students who get their two-year degree here, and hope to get a...
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One Chart to Rule Them All
Wow. If you haven’t seen this chart yet, go look. It shows the cumulative growth of student loan debt in...
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Ask the Administrator: Should I Complain to the Dean?
A frustrated student writes (it’s a bit long): In a nutshell: I got a B and should have gotten an...
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Excavation
TW took the kids to visit her parents for the last few days, so The Dog and I have been...
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The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Yesterday I had a chance to catch up with an old friend -- High School Friend on Wrong Ocean was...
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No More Spring Scrambles
This year, we're trying something different. As many a frustrated academic knows, there's a hiring season for full-time faculty. Broadly...
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The Dorsal Fin
It’s that time of the summer. Now that the rest of the world has passed “shark week,” we academics can...