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What the AWP Board President Knows
Today I’m pleased to post an interview with Ron Tanner, President of the Board of the Association of Writers &...
An Open Letter to the City of Boston
Dear Boston, Although I mostly enjoyed my recent visit, I couldn't help but notice that some of your residents seem...
Third World Corruption as a Behavioral Science, Part 2
Start here: The more highly corporatized the university, the more corporate in their attitudes the faculty. Especially faculty imports from...
Motherhood After Tenure: Taking Mama, PhD on the Road
This week I was invited by the University of Central Arkansas to read my essay from Mama, PhD and lead...
Sustainability
'Sustainability' usually refers to the environment, but I think it makes sense in referring to organizations, too. Some structures, cultures...
Sustainability work #3 - Counting, accounting and auditing
Probably the most commonly recognized task that campus sustainability staff perform is the undertaking of a Greenhouse Gas Inventory. (BTW...
Governance Without Tears
Yesterday's IHE features a thought-provoking piece on the structural contradictions within shared governance. It isn't entirely successful, but it gets...
ABC's and PhD's: Charitable Volunteering
“Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” John F...