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Louisville Sluggards
An alert reader sent me a link to this article in the Louisville Courier-Journal. Apparently, Kentucky passed some 'reforms' about...
Who's Your Audience?
As an academic on a national job search, I read Richard Florida's latest, Who's Your City?, with mixed emotions. Florida...
Ask the Administrator: Faculty or Staff?
A young correspondent writes: I'm writing to ask your opinion about attending graduate school. I recently graduated from a [public]...
Ask My Readers: Questions for Some Bigwigs
Scott Jaschik, at Inside Higher Ed, will be moderating a panel at the AACC meeting in Philadelphia entitled "Community Colleges...
Ask My Readers: When the Bench is Thin
A longtime reader and correspondent writes: In my academic program, our dean will be retiring in 4-5 years. We have...
The Star Wars Party
TB attended a birthday party on Saturday with a Star Wars theme. If you don't have kids around this age...
Ask the Administrator: For Love or Money?
A new correspondent writes: I read your blog, and now I have a question. I am currently teaching as an...
Dontcha Hate It When...
You get back from an interview for a job you really, really want, only to realize that you completely misinterpreted...