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The presidential campaigns are running themselves into the ground. Scott McLemee thinks space is the place....
Welcoming a New Provost, in 3 Months or Less
Albert DeCiccio and Karen Gross offer advice on how to enable change -- and escape catastrophe -- in inculcating a chief academic officer.
Cooking for the Faculty
Administrators who want to reach out to professors may want to spend more time in the kitchen, writes Michael Bugeja.
Where's the Data?
You see it all the time, in the brochures and advertisements from liberal arts colleges and other non-gargantuan institutions. "Small...
Do We Assess Learning? Pull Up a Chair...
Even knowing what questions to ask about how colleges teach and students learn is difficult, says Bernard Fryshman. The answers? How much time do you have?
It's All About the Oil
A friend recently noted that this week’s column would probably run at just about the time the Chinese government was...
My Meeting With Bill and Melinda Gates
Wick Sloane offers guidance on the Gates Foundation’s bold plan for doubling the number of low-income Americans with postsecondary credentials.
The Innumeracy of Intellectuals
Why is it acceptable for professors outside the sciences to feel no shame or even to take pride in their lack of knowledge of math and science, wonders Chad Orzel.