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Brief But Notable

Upon receiving word Sunday that a brief essay of mine had been listed as notable in the new Best American...

Gravity

If I had plenty of ambition and no conscience at all, this would be my plan to get my cc...

Mothering at Mid-Career: Remembering a Master Teacher

I learned a few days ago that one of my high school teachers, Otis Benson Davis, died last week. O.B...

Scenes with The Girl

"I wish you could see my thinks, but they're stuck in my brain and I can't get them out." --...

Themes to Watch at EDUCAUSE 09

EDUCAUSE 08 was the conference of the cloud and the looming budget crisis. I'm wondering what new narrative will emerge...

Career Coach: What Do Mothers Want?

I was moved by a number of the responses to last week’s column. I find it really helpful when people...

A different kind of currency

It's an article of faith among those of us who inventory greenhouse gases that "current account" emissions don't count. For...

Thoughts on Community

I've opined before that academic deans, and community colleges, need more glamorous portrayals in the media. Dean Wormer from Animal...