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Ask the Administrator: The Tap on the Shoulder
A rising young correspondent writes: I am a newish faculty member at a large community college. During a recent interview...
So ... Struck a Nerve?
Judging by the comments, Friday's post really set some people off. Rather than responding to each attack – and 'attack'...
What If...
A commenter to yesterday's post about compensating staff made a point I've wondered about before. It's worth contemplating – not...
Ask the Administrator: Recognizing Staff
A returning correspondent writes: The vice president who oversees the majority of support staff at my SLAC is constructing a...
CC's as Replacements?
According to this article in IHE, the state of Florida is trying to get its community colleges to offer the...
Ask the Administrator: Moonlighting
A new correspondent writes: I'm in my first tenure track job in my mid-40s. I just got my Ph.D. this...
Indy's Dean
Although I kinda expected it to suck – which it did – this weekend I took TW to see the...
Fridays and Footprints
With gas around four dollars a gallon, the seventies-era idea of colleges closing on Fridays to reduce travel is making...