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Do you need a job to be sustainable?

I have a deep-seated ambivalence when it comes to the Huffington Post. On the other hand, I have a long-time...

Desperate times call for . . . ummmm . . .

The report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers that I referenced yesterday calls for a three-part approach to climate change...

A Day at Dalkey Archive Press: On Donors

Dalkey Archive Press is the largest publisher of translated literature in the United States, but Associate Director Martin Riker makes...

Chestnuts, Roasting in an Open Blog...

A new correspondent writes: I'm in the market for for an administrative position in higher ed, and as I've been...

2010 Wish List

1. Learning technology coheres into an academic discipline: offers courses, has a theoretical foundation, conducts research, peer review, and a...

Math Geek Mom: Truth in Giving

Our jobs as professors are built around truth and integrity. We spend our research time searching for the truth, and...

Standing under the arch

“The ancient Romans had a tradition: whenever one of their engineers constructed an arch, as the capstone was hoisted into...

TRUTHS OF LIFE, AND OF THE CLASSROOM

"You're excited," said my husband to me as I entered the car last night after my second Messiah rehearsal at...