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Ask the Administrator: Does Anybody Really Enjoy This?

A new correspondent writes: I’m now serving (on an interim basis) as director of a small program at a university...

Our Biggest Expense

We often hear that buying a house will be a family's biggest expense. I wonder if this aphorism still holds...

Cluster Hiring

A few years ago, during the brief window when there was money, a few colleges engaged in 'cluster hiring.' As...

Technology Mirage

Contrary to our popular image, those of us who work in technology are often skeptical about its potential. We know...

Remains to be Seen? A Response to Marketplace

As regular readers know, I listen to Marketplace podcasts faithfully. But this story nearly made me drive off the road...

BDSM and the American University

With three sadistic university coaches fired in the last six weeks, and with outrage at their having been fired the...

Advantages and Drawbacks of Attending a (Mostly) Women's College (Part the Last)

Over the past several weeks, I have discussed the impact of attending a traditionally female college in the early 1970s...

Keeping Up With Academic Librarians

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the discussion Friday about the academic library and the cloud. I learned a...