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Ask the Administrator: Where Does the Money Go?
A Western correspondent writes: I work at a community college in northern California. I was hiredfull time after working part-time...
Off the Grid
When The Wife asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I gave some of the usual answers, and a...
Taking Their Money
One of the policies my cc works under is a rule about “ability to benefit.” Basically, it means that we...
Ask the Administrator: Are Your Alums Good Enough to Teach for You?
A new correspondent writes: I'm a sophomore at a snooty-but-trying-not-to-be Private Liberal ArtsCollege who has recently discovered your blog and...
An Open Letter to Mayor Richard M. Daley
Dear Mayor Daley, I've seen some idiotic pronouncements over the years. “The insurgency is in its last throes,” “The Segway...
Ph.D.'s at CC's
An alert reader noticed my passing comment in a post last week and wrote to ask why I would support...
Looking the Part
There's an eyebrow-raising discussion over at New Kid's, in response to a first person piece in the Chronicle. I didn't...
Ask the Administrator: ABD Seeks JOB
A returning correspondent writes: I am in the midst of completing my dissertation,wrestling with 250 pages of text at the...