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Commencement Rules
Whenever I think of commencement, I always think of President Franklin Roosevelt’s speech making quote—“Be sincere, be brief, be seated.”...
End-of-the-School-Year Crunch
I enjoyed both Dana's and Elizabeth's posts on their typical daily activities. I particularly appreciated Elizabeth's enumeration of the ways...
Varieties of Gratification
Tim Peters, who graduated from here a couple of years ago, was a philosophy major, as I recall. When he...
In praise of plastic
Normally, I hate plastic. I hate it for how it's made. I hate it for how it feels. I hate...
(Role) Modeling Gender Gaps
At one of my first gatherings as a new faculty member at my current institution, I sat around a table...
Ask the Administrator: Reporting Third Party Harassment
A new correspondent writes: A friend of mine works at a different college than me. She is not tenured (she...
Math Geek Mom: Teaching at a Catholic College
An article in last week’s Inside Higher E d discussed the option of teaching at a religiously affiliated college. It...
Microsoft, Skype, and EDU
My gut reaction is that Microsoft's $8.5 billion purchase of Skype is a good thing for higher ed, and probably...
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