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Drama Mama: What It Means to Be 'Lucky'

Recently I have been having many issues with getting all my day to day goals met. Between moving, summer research...

A new leader in the greenhouse

It's probably just my northeastern liberal elitist upbringing, but when I think of colleges and universities that "get it" on...

Academics Behaving Badly

Last month I went to an organizational meeting for anyone on campus interested in teaching courses (off-campus) for people who...

Math Mom: Pomp and Circumstance

Although I am not a preacher, for the past dozen years or so I've spent my Mother's Day in a...

Failing Too Many

The story of the Norfolk State professor fired for failing too many students (see IHE's story here) is a kind...

In Which I Go Off My Nut

The end of every semester is, in a sense, a finality; all those minds I’ve been living in for four...

Trickle-Down Departments

Over at Easily Distracted, Tim Burke has a fascinating piece outlining his proposed hypothetical liberal arts college. Among other things...

ABCs and PhDs

Last month my son’s first grade class did a unit on plants, seeds, and fruits. When his teacher sent home...