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The Dreaded "300 Level" Course
Although I've been doing this for some time, I still don't fully understand how course levels are determined. This is...
Aren't Blog Post Titles Tiresome?
Especially when the posting is just a couple of links to fun videos? The videos in this case represent a...
Ask the Administrator: Background Checks
A new correspondent, currently on the administrative job market, writes: To what extent is my candidacy for administrative positions hindered...
Ask the Administrator: Contemplating the Jump
An occasional correspondent writes: I have an interview for a job. It will be a big change for me if...
Canadian Conscientious Objectors
More NCAA commentary, as UD prepares for her trip to the organization's annual convention, this from a Canadian writer who...
"Washing Your Dad Down in My Shower."
As UD prepares to go to Nashville to blog the annual meeting of the NCAA for Inside Higher Ed (her...
The "Non-Matric" Back Door
"Matriculated" is one of those SAT words that people outside of higher ed administration almost never use. ("Bursar" is another.)...
Sense
Recently I had lunch with a materials science professor, and my family spent New Year’s with an engineer and his...