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Ask the Administrator: ERP!
A new correspondent writes: I am currently on the administrative market. I've had one interview, and this topic did not...
A Sonnet for Nicholas Hughes
Each suicide writes a new life storyWith obvious portents like something out of Dreiser Or like the junior high school...
Ask the Administrator: Internships
A new correspondent writes: Recently I've noticed an increase of reports in the popular press proclaiming an "internship arms race"...
On crashing and burning in public
My previous post was perhaps not worse than a crime, but it was definitely a blunder. To go 0-for-2 in...
The Adjunct Comedy
Comedy, it’s been said, is made possible by incomplete understanding. If one fully understood another’s suffering, the story would turn...
Math Geek Mom: The Calculus of a Championship
My daughter came home the other day with words that made my Math Geek heart leap for joy. She told...
Insanely Proud of Both
Last night, after dinner, as The Wife, The Boy, The Girl, and I chat in the family room: TW: You...
How Connie can't count
I'll admit to being a little bit anal when it comes to math. I'm not sure "anal" is the right...