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The Tempest, Act 2

Last Thursday I was already worn out by early afternoon, and when I had let my last class go, I...

The Tempest, Act 1

One of my own professors said that when he retired he was going to put on his jammies and spend...

Victories, Near and Far

One of the psychological adjustments I had to learn, when moving into administration, was to lower my expectations for victory...

The Mad Scientists' Club

Now that The Boy is in first grade, he's at the age where we have to start making choices about...

What Roy Kesey Knows

A big perk of writing for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency has been meeting people like today’s guest, Roy Kesey. Roy and...

Thoughts on Adjunct Unions

According to IHE, adjuncts at Pace University in New York City had their bargaining unit certified three years ago, but...

Plagiarism II: Yours, Mine, and Oz

"[T]here is an emerging concern about double standards," writes a University of Sydney professor to an array of university leaders...

Don't Say Stepford

You probably know people who expect instant loyalty to their causes. Any hesitation suggests to them the work they’ll need...