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Escape!

This past weekend, TW and I left the kids with her parents, got on a plane, and went out of...

Math Geek Mom: Graduation

Once, years ago, I found myself at a party talking about what it would mean to divide by zero. (No...

The companies we keep?

As noted earlier, I confuse easily. The latest example comes from a Shared Responsibility Study put out by Cone, LLC...

Oil spills and Post-docs

I’ve been focused on the tragic, on-going oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: first, because my current documentary is...

Ask the Administrator: Adjusting to a Union Shop

A newish dean at a new institution writes: Adding to the coming in from the 'outside' pressure is the fact...

10 Questions for Discussing Menand

This week, faculty and staff at my institution will be getting together to discuss Louis Menand's The Marketplace of Ideas...

Unit-fication

I confuse easily. I 'm aware of that fact and, being aware of it, take solace when I learn of...

ABC's and PhD's: Vacation

Until a few weeks ago, I’d never made more than a weekend trip away from my children. In my mind...