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The Four Seasons
I work at a university on the quarter system. Complaint about quarters makes for constant campus conversation, but I remain...
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Top Technological Innovations on Campus
What is the most exciting new technological innovation happening on your campus? Elizabeth Lewis Pardoe (USA) A soon-to-be-installed big screen...
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Mission Possible? Teaching Social Sciences to Engineering Students
I have been teaching Media and Art History courses to Engineering and Architecture students at a technical university for the...
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Listserv Tattletale
“For openers, I don't think you understand the difference between descriptive and normative statements, and you've obviously got a chip...
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Emotional Gate-Keeping
This week is admitted student weekend across many campuses and I’ve been thinking about the relationship between Admissions and the...
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It's the Hard That Makes it Great
My job didn’t exist three years ago. My institution is relatively new to offering free-standing master’s programs. Until recently we...
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Are We Playing the Game or Have We Become the Game?
Neoliberalism, Managerialism, Commodification, Corporatization These seem to be the buzz-words in current critiques of higher education, education, and society in...
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Being Curious
The day I am writing this, I am sick. I was supposed to go to the Polish Consulate to do...