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Serious Subjects vs. Frills

This post at Mama Ph.D. raised a number of worthwhile issues. It's basically about people making distinctions between the 'essential'...

An 'Ask' for a New Digital Model

"I see you rolling your eyes. That’s right, you: the one in the fake-vintage rock ’n’ roll T-shirt and thick-framed...

Reading for naught

On the way to campus this morning, I happened to catch " The Environment Report", from UMich. What struck me...

Final Exam Formats

Without giving too much away, I'll just say that my college uses one format for final exams, and is considering...

Resonating Requirements

At this time of year, I spend a lot of time with accepted students and their families. My primary goal...

The Faculty Academy at UMW

The list of ways that the University of Mary Washington sets the example in learning and technology is indeed long...

'Serious Subjects' vs. 'Frills'

My son's mid-semester report came last week. The news was that he's doing fine in everything but humanities and art...

WE LOVE OUR STIMULANTS IN THIS COUNTRY

"Medical school is the wrong place to train psychiatrists," writes Daniel Carlat in his new book, Unhinged: The Trouble with...