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Student Conduct: Conceal and Carry
When I was a kid growing up in Iowa, my Uncle John and my dad taught me how to shoot...
Agents and Recruiters: The Futility of Pretending to Certify Virtue
The debate about agents sure has occupied a lot of space in the professional press of late! Mitch Leventhal, Vice...
Literacy in the Digital Age: Part VI
Not because it is better than any other program but because it was the experience I had, I want to...
Where the Circle Closes
Ever notice how hard it is sometimes to tell the difference between mastery and a con? For instance, I was...
A Good President is Hard to Find
The Chronicle had a piece this week (behind the paywall) about a small college’s struggle to hire a President. It...
Moving On Up: Women in the Academy
A short while ago, I had the pleasure and privilege of taking part in an online discussion about women’s leadership...
Good News, Bad News
I seem unable to develop a sustained argument about anything right now, so - oh, look, a butterfly! Instead here...
The Man Who Loved "The Man Who Loved Books Too Much"
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary...