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Ask the Administrator: Reporting Third Party Harassment
A new correspondent writes: A friend of mine works at a different college than me. She is not tenured (she...
Math Geek Mom: Teaching at a Catholic College
An article in last week’s Inside Higher E d discussed the option of teaching at a religiously affiliated college. It...
Microsoft, Skype, and EDU
My gut reaction is that Microsoft's $8.5 billion purchase of Skype is a good thing for higher ed, and probably...
Professors Hatfield and McCoy
What should a college do when the two members of a two-person department are locked in a feud? Feuds can...
Recruitment Agents: An Excuse for Prejudice
“US and Australia Usher in New Agent Guidelines” –This article came flying through my Twitter feed this week and I...
Long Distance Mom: Grades Due
I considered not writing a column today because I have to finish my grading. (Let me repeat — I HAVE...
Reading 'The Haves and the Have-Nots'
If you went to grad school in sociology in the 1990s you probably talked about inequality ( what we called...
Confusing Excess With Access
Last week, I confessed to having something of a crisis of faith. I was attending a fascinating workshop on library...