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Ask the Administrator: Can the Prodigal Daughter Return?
A lucky correspondent writes: I'm doing a broad, interdisciplinary Social Science degree. While I've been in a cave researching and...
Silly Season
With finals just about to start, nearly everybody on campus is on her worst behavior. The students are jumpy, what...
Fun with Demographics
Over at the FACE blog, there's a worthwhile question about the impending drop in the number of 18 year olds...
Ask the Administrator: Waiting for the Official Offer
A returning correspondent writes: First I want to thank you and your readers for responding to a couple of different...
Spending Per Student
There's a provocative piece in yesterday's IHE about a study on per-student spending at various levels of higher ed, and...
Vent to the Administrator: College as Playground
A new correspondent writes: I've been a faithful reader for a while now ... an issue has been brought to...
Fine-Tuning the Crap-O-Meter
My brother -- who sometimes comments as "brother of dean dad" -- sent me an email yesterday about rhetorical moves...
Between the Dog and the Fire Hydrant
Someone I respect asked recently why administrators s/he otherwise likes and respects occasionally make horrible, offensive decisions. Why would an...