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Our New and Improved Fund Raising Efforts
Financial headlines got you (and your endowment) down? David Galef shares U of All People's strategies for refilling its coffers.
'Talking Out of School'
In Talking Out of School: Memoir of an Educated Woman (Dalkey Archive Press), Kass Fleisher reviews her education and her...
Confess!
A new book explores the art of the public grovel. Scott McLemee takes notes.
A Champion for Those Who Need Help Most
As Harvard honors Sen. Edward Kennedy for his contributions to the nation, Wick Sloane, whose community college students depend on the financial aid he has fought for, is there.
Follow the Leader
Carolyn Foster Segal is less than impressed with the promise of her college and many others to teach "leadership."
The Forgotten Virtue of Gratitude
John Fea offers a reminder of why academics should be thankful for the professional lives they lead.
Attention Must Be Paid
A new book considers how the brain responds to information overload. Scott McLemee thinks it's more than a distraction.
'Deadliest Catch' as Inspiration
For the past two seasons I have been obsessed with the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" and anxiously anticipated its return...