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Policy and Parental Leave
This semester, my institution has been moving toward developing a family leave policy for faculty and staff. I'll start by...
Dad
My Dad died Friday. He was 69. He was at home. He had battled ALS – Lou Gehrig's disease –...
Ask the Administrator: The Most Effective Faculty Protest
A savvy correspondent writes: I'm writing because my large urban public university recently hired a high-profile person who, in a...
Math Geek Mom: Looking at the Long Run
The other day I found myself watching “Good Morning America” while waiting for some work to be done on my...
Months and months
Patricia DeWitt makes a point which is entirely valid, at least if the expressions of a lot of staff folk...
Long Distance Mom: Antioch Confidential
“If evil is inevitable, how are the wicked accountable? Nay, why do we call men wicked at all? Evil is...
Ask the Administrator: Chairperson Interview Questions
A new correspondent writes: I was wondering if you could share some questions you might ask a chairperson candidate. Thank...
ABC's and PhD's: Damage Control
A flood has forced me to reckon with my past. As floods go it was minor and certainly no major...