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Math Geek Mom: Bikes and Boo-boos

I have written before about my philosophy of learning math. I tell my students that one needs to do math...

Measuring the wrong thing

There's an old saying among good managers: "Be careful what you measure, because that's what's going to improve." Which is...

Long Distance Mom: Turning 45

Geez. There ain’t no denying it. Forty-five is middle-aged. Actually it’s beyond middle-aged. I’ll be darn lucky to make it...

Outsourcing Grading

I have to admit getting a good laugh from this. Apparently, there's a company that employs people in India with...

Increasing the Library Role?

Great discussion around the "Eroding Library Role?" article from 4/7. One area that I'd like to engage the library community...

ABC's and PhD's: Eat the marshmallow!

Recently a friend of mine, a fellow PhD/stay-at-home mom, told me that she’d taken the day off. I was puzzled...

Food Culture Resources

“Is Food Really an Academic Subject?” an article in the Guardian asked in 2003. It is in the States, where...

Ask the Administrator: Do I Need a Doctorate to Make the Leap?

A self-identified Gen X correspondent writes I am currently at a somewhat senior level in finance at one of the...