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Late last week, hearings were held in Congress on whether federal agencies that pour billions of tax dollars into research...

The NYTimes may not be convinced that our academic leaders should serve on multiple corporate boards, but I'm a big...

The vacation was a much-needed blessing. We were lucky in many ways: the weather cooperated, the kids were on their...

During my last trip to US last week I had very “impressionist” experience. It was partly due to the a...

Whilst traveling through a housing market well-removed from Backboro, I was struck by the prices developers were getting for moderately...

My psychic powers tell me that in the next few weeks, as the back-to-school rush hits, we’ll be inundated with...

I was very pleased to read the recent news article in Inside Higher Ed describing the new essay service that...

My sons and I hold a recurrent discussion about the reason school lets out in early June and resumes on...