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Groundhog Day: Being Off the Tenure Track
( Disclaimer: This is an honest post. I expect to be criticized because I am complaining. While I am grateful...
Too Long for Tweets, Too Short for Posts
- With all the technological advances of the last decade, why are we still using passwords? They’re both insecure and...
Relationship Status: It's Complicated
I am feeling a bit of cognitive dissonance. I just sent off a list of talking points for a board...
Math Geek Mom: Imposters?
OK, so Donald Trump found me out. His recent statement that "most economists aren’t very smart" made me realize that...
Distilling 'The Big Thirst'
How much water does your campus use each day? Where does your campus water come from? How much does your...
Academic employment - wrapping up
One final thought on why folks work for colleges and universities. It's probably not particularly insightful, given the distinctive role...
The PRC Read My Blog! :-)
The New York Times reports today that China has created an agency devoted to the Internet. "China Creates New Agency...
Ask the Administrator: A Market-Clearing Wage?
Every so often I get a question that’s almost a guest post. In this one, a new correspondent opens a...