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Matthew Desmond’s ‘Poverty, by America’
Somehow both on-target and disappointing.
Do Today’s Colleges Resemble 1970s Detroit?
Detractors point to bloated bureaucracies, complacency, declining quality, a lack of focus, broken business models and an inability to adapt. Do they have a leg to stand on?
Universities, Consultants and ‘The Big Con’
How this book can help academic leaders think about ways to engage with consulting companies and consultants.
Limbo Revisited
Advice for students trying to decide where to go.
The Value of Stochastic Thinking
How ideas about randomness, chance, uncertainty and probability are radically reshaping the humanities and the social and physical sciences.
The Case for Having Class Outside
When end-of-semester stress reaches its peak, an outdoor class is an excellent remedy.
ChatGPT and Writing Assessment, an Old Problem Made New
When it comes to assessing student writing, ChatGPT merely makes an enduring problem more apparent.
‘Initial Quality’ and Starting Salaries
Lifetime earnings matter more than starting salaries.