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Mothering at Mid-Career: Semester's End
Friday I held the last meeting of my seminar. I often find the last day of classes difficult; I always...
After the Peak
This piece in the Chronicle got me thinking about Presidents and Vice Presidents I've worked under who had stayed on...
Vacation Observations
--Kindles Are Everywhere: People seem to love to read on these things on the beach and at the pool. Mostly...
Times of a little less money
In the course of my most recent mutterings, I made reference to the Great Depression. I did so to demonstrate...
Breaking Even
I had a good discussion last week with a well-meaning professor who wanted to know why the minimum enrollment to...
Provost Prose- History Continued and Appreciated
In last week’s blog, I talked about the importance of remembering key individuals in the history of an institution. Remembering...
PALACES AND PRAYER-WHEELS
Peter Porter, a poet born in Australia but resident mainly in England, has died, at 81. Here's one of his...
Times of no money
Some 25 years ago, a quasi-country quartet calling themselves "The Girls Next Door" had a moderate hit with a ditty...
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