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Spending Per Student
There's a provocative piece in yesterday's IHE about a study on per-student spending at various levels of higher ed, and...
Death of a Mentor
Only yesterday did I hear of the death, last September, of Professor Emeritus James J. McNiece, Jr., of Northern Illinois...
Modest proposal #11 - Take the day off
Let's say you live some distance from campus, not near any other employees who work a schedule similar to yours...
Vent to the Administrator: College as Playground
A new correspondent writes: I've been a faithful reader for a while now ... an issue has been brought to...
Fine-Tuning the Crap-O-Meter
My brother -- who sometimes comments as "brother of dean dad" -- sent me an email yesterday about rhetorical moves...
Modest proposal #10 - Pay to park
I'm currently putting the final numbers together for Greenback's greenhouse gas inventory. As on a lot of campuses, the last...
Financial Aid: Buying Student Talent
One of the more interesting features of the current enthusiasm for discussing college costs and the elaborate mechanisms to discount...
Between the Dog and the Fire Hydrant
Someone I respect asked recently why administrators s/he otherwise likes and respects occasionally make horrible, offensive decisions. Why would an...