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Look at Me! I'm a Scientist!

I wish . No, I’m merely lounging on science’s deck, drinking its beer and waiting for the steaks to come...

Ask the Administrator: Do CC Students Miss Out?

A prospective college student writes: I'm about to start my college career as a freshman at our local community college...

Ask the Administrator: Should Textbooks Count?

A new correspondent writes: I would appreciate your insight on a situation I am dealing with at my community college...

Guest Blogger: Benjamin Cohen

Today, my friend Benjamin Cohen graciously provides the goods. Ben is an environmental studies scholar who teaches Science, Technology, and...

Ask the Administrator: Am I Selling Out?

A returning correspondent writes: Well, here I am having just completed my first year as a tenure track faculty member...

Pricing By Major, Revisited

I don't usually do back-to-back posts on the New York Times, but this Sunday's issue provided atypically fine fodder. According...

Checagou

Poet Rory commented on my previous posting’s line about “newcomer Chicago with her wild-onion breath,” only deepening what is probably...

Notes on Nerds

According to this article in the New York Times, the question of nerd-dom is finally starting to receive a tiny...