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A Nerdy Academic's Tech Wish List

All that discussion of 'unbundling' and new technology in yesterday's post got me thinking about some gadgetry I'd like to...

Thoughts on DIY U

Anya Kamenetz' new book, DIY U, is a celebration of "edupunks" and of the corrosive effects of new technology on...

Unionizing at For-Profits

This is one of those "yeah, but" stories. The impulse is good, but the details are tricky. Apparently, the faculty...

Escape from New Jersey

According to this story from the Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger (motto: "Not Dead Yet!"), the New Jersey Senate has passed a...

Escape!

This past weekend, TW and I left the kids with her parents, got on a plane, and went out of...

Ask the Administrator: Adjusting to a Union Shop

A newish dean at a new institution writes: Adding to the coming in from the 'outside' pressure is the fact...

Performance Reviews

We're coming up on performance review time for the administrative and staff ranks. That means I have to have my...

"Community" College

I don't make a habit of doing reruns, but this story in IHE generated a flurry of requests to comment...