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Revenge of the Nerds

Apparently, there's a candy now called "Nerds." The Boy got some in his Halloween loot, and opened the box after...

Swastika Girls

When, in 2004, UD started blogging at her flagship campus, University Diaries I, she was amazed at the story of...

Murder By Numbers

A new correspondent writes: So here it is: I teach (adjunct) Anthropology and Cultural "Survey" at a local art college...

Letters Redux

An occasional correspondent writes: After many years as a full-time faculty member at a community college, I have decided to...

Testing What?

Testing enthusiasm continues to grow among friends and critics of higher education. My own enthusiasm for the endless standardized testing...

A Tight Spot

Next week, there will likely be a three-day strike by service workers on the Hinterland campus, and I don’t know...

Friday Fragments

From the "Sometimes I Get Tired of Being Right" department: a few days ago I posted "How Chrysler stays in...

Retreat! (Or, In Which I Bash Other Administrators)

Careful readers will notice that, from time to time, I take the occasional potshot at some of the tenured types...