Confessions of a Community College Dean

This summer we've made a point of taking the kids to every children's museum and science museum within a day's...

An alert reader sent me (last week) the link to this article about how the open-content movement will explode higher...

A new correspondent writes: What is your take on "professionalism" among adjunct faculty? Since there's so little money available for...

A newly-hired correspondent writes: I would really appreciate any thoughts/suggestions/advice/anecdotes concerning politics for the newbie. I am a relatively new...

Although I frequently disagree with Dr. Crazy, I have to give her props on this. There's something anachronistic about the...

With record enrollments this Fall, we've added unprecedented numbers of new sections. That means we've hired dozens of new adjuncts...

I &*%#(%*& hate parking. There is no obvious, elegant way to handle a sudden influx of students when parking is...

Commiserating with an administrative colleague at another college, I discovered that we're both dealing with the same issue. I call...