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Mothering at Mid-Career: Latch-Key Kid
Over the 15 years that we’ve had children in school, my husband and I have managed not to have latch-key...
Hugo Chavez Transforms Venezuelan Higher Education
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, in office since 1999, has been steadily transforming the country’s higher education system. Supporters find the...
The OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an important part of the ‘learning machinery’ that both sheds light...
Dear Professor, I Want To Be Your Friend
Boston, USA. In the six years of teaching at my university, I’ve gotten to know my students on a variety...
Rat Girl
As regular readers know, I’ve been a fan of Kristin Hersh’s for years. She has a new book out, Rat...
Kindles and Coursepacks
The $139 Kindle is a game changer. 2011 will be the year that the traditional paper coursepack (finally) disappears, to...
EDUCAUSE rocks my world and it's still a month away
I received an email last week with "Get Ready for EDUCAUSE 2010" in the subject. Like a lot of the...
The Calendar
Most colleges and universities are on the two semester system – a fall and spring semester plus various sessions in...